Ateefa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Ateefa Surname Definition:

Ateefa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a person who is very compassionate and accomodating.

Ateefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Ateefa (48) may also be a first name.

Ateefa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ateefa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a person who is very compassionate and accomodating.

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Ateefa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ateefa is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ateefa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Ateefa live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ateefa is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 48 people.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 100 percent reside. Not including India it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 44 percent reside and Kuwait, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hatefa8334/
Ateifa8325/
Atiefa835/
Attefa834/
Astefa831/
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Aatefa831/
Asteefi772/
Attefah771/
Ateffah771/
Atiefah771/
Atoyefa771/
Etefa737,584/
Atefi736,975/
Atifa73231/
Otefa7365/
Atafa7351/
Atefe7340/
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Atefo735/
Atéfa731/
Atteffah718/
Autefaux713/
Atesfaha711/
Hautefay711/
Hatefi679,409/
Attifa674,836/
Atefou671,711/
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Atifah67539/
Atefet67474/
Atefeh67361/
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Autefault6744/
Hatifa6743/
Eteffa6727/
Aatifa6714/
Atafai679/
Hatefy677/
Astefo677/
Attefo676/
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Otiefa675/
Astefi674/
Atifat673/
Atefie673/
Atefey673/
Atefei673/
Attofa673/
Eteafa672/
Attefi672/
Ataifa672/
Atifha671/
Athofa671/
Atefeï671/
Atefid671/
Ateifi671/
Astifa671/
Hatefe671/
Etefah671/
Oteefe671/
Ettefa671/
Atoufa671/
Autifa671/
Atefee671/
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