Tayfun

The first name Tayfun is a masculine name that literally means 'the typhoon' in Turkish and refers to a tropical cyclone. In Turkey, Tayfun enjoys a certain popularity and is often chosen as a name for boys.

What does the name Tayfun mean?

The name Tayfun has its roots in Turkish and literally means 'the typhoon', referring to a tropical cyclone. In Turkey, it is one of the common first names for boys. Notable personalities with this name include German actors Tayfun Bademsoy and Tayfun Baydar, as well as German-Turkish football coach Tayfun Korkut. A less common spelling is Taifun.

Where does the name Tayfun come from?

Tayfun is a masculine first name with Turkish roots and means 'the typhoon'. The composition of the word comes from Turkish: tayfun = the typhoon.

How do you pronounce Tayfun?

Tayfun is pronounced like 'Taj-fun'.

Popularity

In Germany, Tayfun is a rather rare first name. Currently, it ranks 5,840th on the list of the most common male first names. Its best ranking was in 2006 at 930th. In the last ten years, the name has been given around 100 times, placing it 2,419th in the ten-year statistics. Between 2010 and 2024, it is ranked 1,893rd.

Nicknames & pet names

Fufun / Fun / Funi / Tay / Taya / Tayfi / Tayfone / Tayfuni / Tayo / TayTay / Tufan / Tuyfün / Ty / Typhoon / Täyfan / Tüyfän

Famous people

• Orcan und Tayfun (Rappers)
• Tayfun Aksoy (Belgian football player)
• Tayfun Altin (Football player from Germany)
• Tayfun Bademsoy (Actor)
• Tayfun Baydar (GZSZ actor)
• Tayfun Belgin (Art historian from Germany)
• Tayfun Cakiroglu (German football player)
• Tayfun Cora (Football player)
• Tayfun Erdem (Pianist)
• Tayfun Hut (Football player)
• Tayfun Korkut (Bundesliga coach (currently: VFB Stuttgart))
• Tayfun Pektürk (German football player)
• Tayfun Ridvan Albayrak (Football player)
• Tayfun Seven (Turkish footballer)
• Tayfun Turkmen (Turkish footballer)