Al Attafi Surname
Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname
Al Attafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,105 | 1:23,914 | 2,414 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Al Attafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Attafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Attafi is most common in Yemen. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Attafi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 332,050th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,541,783 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Attafi reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Al Attafi is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,105 people, or 1 in 23,914. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 68 percent are found, Hajjah Governorate, where 28 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Yemen it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Atafi | 94 | 6 | / |
| Al-Attafi | 89 | 8 | / |
| Al Hatafi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Hattafy | 84 | 4 | / |
| Al Hathafi | 84 | 4 | / |
| Al Atofi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Al-Atafi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Atafa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Ateefi | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al-Attafy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Hatefi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Atheifi | 74 | 13 | / |
| Al Ahtoufi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al-Otaifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Othoufi | 63 | 5 | / |
| Al-Asteifi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Hothaifi | 60 | 1 | / |
| Al-Otaify | 56 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Attafi
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