Althaf Surname

122,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Althaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Althaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,4621:14,2332,024
India9881:776,38235,090
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
United Arab Emirates3651:25,1022,822
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Maldives121:33,6811,888
Oman121:307,3314,704
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Althaf (11,384) may also be a first name.

Althaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Althaf (Hindi: अल्थाफ, Marathi: ताफ़) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Althaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,623rd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,955,338 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Althaf live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 56,145th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 11,384 people.

The last name Althaf is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,462 people, or 1 in 14,233. Barring Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 18 percent live.

Althaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Althaf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Althaf last name grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halthaf928/
Althaff927/
Althaaf925/
Altahaf922/
Aalthaf922/
Althauf921/
Allthaf921/
Altaf91118,855/
Althof831,464/
Altaaf83389/
Altaif83291/
Altaff8325/
Alttaf8314/
Aaltaf8313/
Althab8312/
Altafh8310/
Haltaf837/
Aultaf836/
Altahf836/
Alltaf834/
Altafe833/
Alteaf832/
Elthaf831/
Ealtaf831/
Asltaf831/
Altasf831/
Altaft831/
Atltaf831/
Althoff7711,757/
Althaph773/
Althavs772/
Altheab771/
Alttaaf771/
Altohff771/
Althosf771/
Althoft771/
Altafsh771/
Althofe771/
Halthof771/
Alltafh771/
Aultauf770/
Olthaff770/
Altab73389/
Eltaf73104/
Altof7369/
Altav7367/
Oltaf737/
Altafova7126/
Althahab7115/
Holthauf713/
Altthoff711/
Altohfff711/
Halthoff711/
Allthoff711/
Aalthoff711/
Aulthoff710/
Altaib6713,760/
Altayb677,657/
Olthof673,248/
Altoft67702/
Haltof67279/
Altaph67201/
Altova67126/
Eltaif6791/
Altoff6773/
Elthof6711/
Alhtab6710/
Eltaff679/
Altabh677/
Oultaf675/
Aaltab675/
Alteif674/
Eltaaf673/
Altobh672/
Eltayf672/
Altaav671/
Alltof671/
Althov671/
Altoof671/
Altaub671/
Altoph670/
Althow670/
Altofe670/
Altofs670/
Haltav670/

Althaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Althaf in the Marathi language
ताफ़tafa66.67
पठाणpathana33.33
Althaf in the Hindi language
अल्थाफalthapha50
अलताफalatapha50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Althaf
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