Cognomen طافر (Tafer 
, طافر 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare family name. The family name طافر is habitual in Algeria, where it is quite a rare surname, Switzerland, where it is a rare surname, and Yemen. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Algeria, Ethiopia, and Yemen. Likewise, طافر is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Tafer | Ethiopia, Algeria, Switzerland, India, France |
| طافر | Yemen, Palestinian Territory, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
| عبد القادر طافر DZ (b. 1900) |
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| أحسن طافر Algerian military personnel, DZ (b. 1943) |
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