Cognomen طفيل (Tufail 
, Tufayl 
, طفيل 
) , all over the world, is a widespread surname. The last name طفيل is habitual in Pakistan, where it is quite a common surname, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Pakistan, India, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, طفيل is the forename as well as the last name.