Altafi Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Altafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5141:149,38213,126
United States411:8,840,462379,649
England161:3,482,379114,324
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Altafi (21) may also be a first name.

Altafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Altafi (Hindi: अल्ताफी) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Altafi.

How Common Is The Last Name Altafi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Altafi is the 537,454th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,166,187 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Altafi reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Altafi is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most common in Iran, where it is held by 514 people, or 1 in 149,382. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 29 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 19 percent are found and Hamadan Province, where 12 percent are found. Not including Iran Altafi is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Altafi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Altafi surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Altafi earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $44,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altaifi92916/
Altaffi923/
Altafei921/
Altadfi921/
Altafa831,981/
Eltafi837/
Altafe833/
Altofi832/
Eltaifi77390/
Altafaj7739/
Althafa7716/
Altaify774/
Altafey771/
Altafeu771/
Altaffy771/
Althafy771/
Altafha771/
Elttafi771/
Altaffa770/
Altaffer71350/
Althafer7130/
Altafaja7129/
Altafech712/
Altafaha712/
Altafesh711/
Althavfa711/
Altefe672/
Altofe670/
Althaffer670/

Altafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Altafi in the Hindi language
अल्ताफीaltaphi88.89
अल्ताफ़ीaltafi11.11

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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 Altafi
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