Ataf Surname

105,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Ataf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ataf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq3,0811:11,367855
Egypt1,0371:88,6567,732
Iran1761:436,26427,178
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
England61:9,286,343223,652
India61:127,844,230863,365
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Ataf (945) may also be a first name.

Ataf Last Name Facts

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

Ataf (Arabic: اطاف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻄﺎﻑ, Hindi: अतफ़, Marathi: ताफ़, Oriya: ଅତାଫ୍) is found most in Iraq. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ataf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 105,352nd most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,639,862 people. Ataf occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Ataf are found; 70 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Levant. Ataf is also the 262,830th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 945 people.

Ataf is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is held by 3,081 people, or 1 in 11,367. Excluding Iraq Ataf is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 23 percent live and Iran, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Attaf896,640/
Hataf894,060/
Aataf8999/
Atafh8956/
Astaf8925/
Gataf8920/
Atafe8915/
Ataif8914/
Aitaf8910/
Aytaf8910/
Athaf894/
Ataaf893/
Ahtaf893/
Aetaf892/
Atajf891/
Ajtaf891/
Hattaf80209/
Attaif8061/
Hathaf8023/
Hatafe8019/
Gattaf8014/
Attafe8011/
Ashtaf808/
Aattaf804/
Attaaf804/
Ataufe802/
Aithaf801/
Astaaf801/
Astafe801/
Attaff801/
Asteaf801/
Aatafe801/
Asthaf801/
Asttaf801/
Gathaf801/
Atab756,160/
Atof755,083/
Atav751,271/
Ataw7553/
Etaf759/
Otaf752/
Eastaff73142/
Ahaitaf732/
Attaaif731/
Atafova731/
Hatab6711,078/
Attab673,497/
Atouf671,657/
Otaif67994/
Hatav67727/
Atowa67352/
Athav67308/
Athab67290/
Atova67272/
Ostaf67231/
Aytav67212/
Aatab67208/
Otayf67199/
Ettaf67137/
Ateif67124/
Ataib6755/
Atoof6753/
Gatof6750/
Atoft6739/
Aitab6731/
Oztaf6724/
Haystaff6719/
Otafe6717/
Athaw6711/
Attaw6711/
Aytab6710/
Hataw679/
Astav678/
Gatav675/
Atabh675/
Ahtof675/
Etaif675/
Atofe674/
Ataab674/
Ataav674/
Ateuf674/
Attav673/
Outaf672/
Ataph672/
Aatav672/
Adtab672/
Attof672/
Atayv671/
Ataub671/
Attafová671/
Hatof671/
Astof671/
Aetav671/
Oteaf671/
Autab671/
Atayb671/
Atahw671/

Ataf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ataf in the Hindi language
अतफ़atafa-
Ataf in the Oriya language
ଅତାଫ୍ataph-
Ataf in the Marathi language
ताफ़tafa-
Ataf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻄﺎﻑtaf87.5
ﻋﻄﻒtf12.5
Ataf in the Arabic language
اطافataf-
أطفatf-

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