Atefah Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Atefah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atefah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Atefah (22) may also be a first name.

Atefah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atefah (Arabic: اطفية) is most common in Ghana. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Atefah.

How Common Is The Last Name Atefah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 933,049th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Atefah live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Atefah is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Other than Ghana Atefah occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Yemen, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ateffah921/
Attefah921/
Atiefah921/
Atefa9156/
Atteffah868/
Atesfaha861/
Atifah83539/
Atefat83304/
Hatefa8334/
Ateifa8325/
Ateefa839/
Atiefa835/
Attefa834/
Aatefa831/
Ataefa831/
Aïtefa831/
Etefah831/
Astefa831/
Hatifah77440/
Athifah7747/
Atheefa775/
Atiofah772/
Attafah772/
Aatifah771/
Atafaah771/
Etefa737,584/
Atifa73231/
Otefa7365/
Atafa7351/
Atofa7311/
Atefo735/
Atéfa731/
Autefaux713/
Hautefay711/
Hathafah711/
Attaifah711/
Attifa674,836/
Atefou671,711/
Oteifa67731/
Atapha67252/
Atafoh67163/
Athifa67142/
Attafa67142/
Eteifa67125/
Atofau6753/
Ateufo6752/
Autefault6744/
Hatifa6743/
Eteffa6727/
Aatifa6714/
Etifah6714/
Atafai679/
Astefo677/
Attefo676/
Otiefa675/
Atefei673/
Attofa673/
Atefey673/
Atifat673/
Otifah673/
Ataifa672/
Eteafa672/
Etafah671/
Atavah671/
Ettefa671/
Ativah671/
Autifa671/
Atifoh671/
Adtifa671/
Astifa671/
Aetifa671/
Atifha671/
Athofa671/
Aytifa671/

Atefah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atefah in the Arabic language
اطفيةatfyt-
عاطفهatfh-

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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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  • 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 Atefah
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