Altaf Surname

4,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Altaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan97,8201:1,826255
India8,5521:89,6945,966
Saudi Arabia4,2531:7,2551,014
Bangladesh3,1541:50,5252,770
United Arab Emirates1,2921:7,092909
England1,0861:51,3066,333
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
United States3791:956,35671,269
Oman2741:13,4601,525
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Bahrain1911:7,0611,301
Qatar1841:12,8151,406
Iran1771:433,80027,084
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Jordan921:96,1136,948
Australia751:359,94330,133
Afghanistan721:446,5725,952
Spain721:649,33429,324
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Norway181:285,68329,080
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Guyana111:69,2935,568
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France31:22,140,907385,998
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brunei11:418,7313,893
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Altaf (290,894) may also be a first name.

Altaf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Altaf Come From? nationality or country of origin

Altaf (Arabic: ألطاف, Bengali: আলতাফ, Hindi: अल्ताफ, Marathi: अलताफ, Oriya: ଅଲତାଫ) is found most in Pakistan. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Altaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Altaf? popularity and diffusion

Altaf is the 4,745th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 61,315 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Altaf live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,608th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 290,894 people.

The last name Altaf is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 97,820 people, or 1 in 1,826. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 66 percent are found, Sindh, where 13 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent are found. Barring Pakistan Altaf occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent are found.

Altaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Altaf surname are 24.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Altaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.31% less than the national average, earning 275,804 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.29% less than the national average, earning R 122,880 per year; in United States they earn 29.18% more than the national average, earning $55,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.43% less than the national average, earning $44,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Althaf913,727/
Altaaf91389/
Altaif91291/
Altaff9125/
Alttaf9114/
Aaltaf9113/
Altafh9110/
Haltaf917/
Altahf916/
Aultaf916/
Alltaf914/
Altafe913/
Alteaf912/
Atltaf911/
Asltaf911/
Altasf911/
Ealtaf911/
Altaft911/
Halthaf838/
Althaff837/
Althaaf835/
Altahaf832/
Aalthaf832/
Alltafh831/
Allthaf831/
Altafsh831/
Althauf831/
Alttaaf831/
Aultauf830/
Altab80389/
Eltaf80104/
Altof8069/
Altav8067/
Oltaf807/
Altafova7726/
Altaib7313,760/
Altayb737,657/
Althof731,464/
Altoft73702/
Haltof73279/
Altaph73201/
Altova73126/
Eltaif7391/
Altoff7373/
Althab7312/
Alhtab7310/
Eltaff739/
Altabh737/
Oultaf735/
Aaltab735/
Alteif734/
Eltaaf733/
Eltayf732/
Altaub731/
Altoof731/
Altaav731/
Alltof731/
Elthaf731/
Haltav730/
Altofs730/
Altofe730/
Althoff6711,757/
Alltoft6762/
Ahltoft678/
Haltoff674/
Althaph673/
Althavs672/
Althofe671/
Altheab671/
Alttouf671/
Haltova671/
Altohff671/
Althosf671/
Althoft671/
Altaaph671/
Halthof671/
Galtova671/
Olthaff670/

Altaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altaf in the Bengali language
আলতাফalatapha-
Altaf in the Marathi language
अलताफalatapha90.3
आलताफalatapha4.26
ताफ़tafa3.07
अलताalata0.03
तफ़tafa0.03
अितफ़aitafa0.01
लितफ़litafa0.01
तफ़ाtafa0.01
Altaf in the Hindi language
अल्ताफaltapha72.9
अलताफalatapha26.23
अल्ताफ़altafa0.39
अल्तापaltapa0.01
अल्ताalta0.01
Altaf in the Oriya language
ଅଲତାଫalatapha43.24
ଆଲତାଫalatapha18.92
ଅଲତାଫ୍alataph16.22
ଆଲତାalata5.41
ଆଲଟାଫalatapha2.7
ଅଲଟାଫalatapha2.7
ଆଲତାଫ୍alataph2.7
ଅଲତାବalataba2.7
ଆଲତଫalatapha2.7
ଅଲତଫalatapha2.7
Altaf in the Arabic language
ألطافaltaf-
إلطافaltaf-
الطافaltaf-

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