Atefah Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Atefah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ateffah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Attefah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Atiefah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Atefa | 91 | 56 | / |
| Atteffah | 86 | 8 | / |
| Atesfaha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atifah | 83 | 539 | / |
| Atefat | 83 | 304 | / |
| Hatefa | 83 | 34 | / |
| Ateifa | 83 | 25 | / |
| Ateefa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Atiefa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Attefa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aatefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ataefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aïtefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Etefah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Astefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hatifah | 77 | 440 | / |
| Athifah | 77 | 47 | / |
| Atheefa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Atiofah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Attafah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aatifah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atafaah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Etefa | 73 | 7,584 | / |
| Atifa | 73 | 231 | / |
| Otefa | 73 | 65 | / |
| Atafa | 73 | 51 | / |
| Atofa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Atefo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Atéfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Autefaux | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hautefay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hathafah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Attaifah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Attifa | 67 | 4,836 | / |
| Atefou | 67 | 1,711 | / |
| Oteifa | 67 | 731 | / |
| Atapha | 67 | 252 | / |
| Atafoh | 67 | 163 | / |
| Athifa | 67 | 142 | / |
| Attafa | 67 | 142 | / |
| Eteifa | 67 | 125 | / |
| Atofau | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ateufo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Autefault | 67 | 44 | / |
| Hatifa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Eteffa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Aatifa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Etifah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Atafai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Astefo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Attefo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Otiefa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Atefei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Attofa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Atefey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Atifat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Otifah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ataifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eteafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Etafah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atavah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ettefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ativah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Autifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atifoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Adtifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Astifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aetifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atifha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Athofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aytifa | 67 | 1 | / |
Atefah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Atefah in the Arabic language | ||
| اطفية | atfyt | - |
| عاطفه | atfh | - |
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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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