Atafe Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Atafe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

The alternate forms: Atafé (1) are calculated separately.

Atafe Last Name Facts

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

Atafe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻄﺎﻑ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Atafé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Atafe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Atafe is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Atafe are found; 47 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 47 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Atafe exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 27 percent reside and Iran, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atafé931/
Atafeh9144/
Ataefe9125/
Hatafe9119/
Attafe9111/
Atafeï916/
Atafei913/
Ataufe912/
Gatafe911/
Aatafe911/
Atafie911/
Astafe911/
Ataf894,444/
Astafei8349/
Attafeh832/
Ateafie831/
Astafer831/
Attaefe831/
Attafei831/
Attaf806,640/
Hataf804,060/
Atafi801,032/
Etafe80279/
Atife80272/
Atafy80123/
Aataf8099/
Atafh8056/
Atafa8051/
Atefe8040/
Astaf8025/
Gataf8020/
Otafe8017/
Ataif8014/
Aitaf8010/
Aytaf8010/
Athaf804/
Atofe804/
Ahtaf803/
Ataaf803/
Ajtaf801/
Atajf801/
Astafeer777/
Attaffer770/
Attafi734,092/
Ostafe73737/
Atefeh73361/
Hattaf73209/
Hatafi73157/
Attafa73142/
Attaif7361/
Etaife7332/
Etaefe7330/
Astofe7324/
Hathaf7323/
Astafi7317/
Otafie7316/
Gattaf7314/
Atafit7312/
Atafai739/
Ashtaf738/
Atoufe738/
Hatife735/
Aattaf734/
Attaaf734/
Etaafe734/
Attafy733/
Atofeu733/
Atefei733/
Atefey733/
Atefie733/
Ataifa732/
Asttaf731/
Gathaf731/
Aithaf731/
Attaff731/
Asthaf731/
Ataffi731/
Atefee731/
Athife731/
Gatafi731/
Athofe731/
Ataufi731/
Atawfi731/
Ataifi731/
Atefeï731/
Astaaf731/
Attofe731/
Hatefe731/
Asteaf731/
Athafy731/
Aitafi731/
Atatfi731/
Aatafi731/
Ataafi731/
Hatofe730/
Haystaffe710/
Atab676,160/
Atof675,083/
Atav671,271/
Astaifi67409/
Aatafay67344/
Eastaff67142/
Hattafi67139/
Atiyafa6760/
Attaffi6754/
Ataw6753/
Auteffe6738/
Ostaffe6720/
Gattafi6713/
Ostafei6711/
Astafaj6710/
Attefey677/
Astafui676/
Astofer675/
Ahaitaf672/
Aituefe672/
Hatefeh672/
Otaf672/
Attaifi671/
Outafet671/
Aattafi671/
Ettaife671/
Atayafa671/
Atafova671/
Attaaif671/
Attafih671/
Attoufe671/
Hathafi671/
Atiffey671/

Atafe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atafe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻄﺎﻑtaf-

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