Atefan Surname
Approximately 3,801 people bear this surname
Atefan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 3,699 | 1:9,468 | 753 |
| Palestine | 38 | 1:119,707 | 7,517 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Lebanon | 25 | 1:225,483 | 8,917 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Atefan (311) may also be a first name.
Atefan Demographics
Atefan Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Atefan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atefan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atefan is found most in Iraq. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Atefan.
How Common Is The Last Name Atefan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 120,604th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,917,271 people. The surname Atefan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Atefan are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant. Atefan is also the 498,315th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 311 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is held by 3,699 people, or 1 in 9,468. Beside Iraq this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 1 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.
Atefan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Atefan last name is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (40%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astefan | 92 | 73 | / |
| Attefan | 92 | 6 | / |
| Atefane | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ateffan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Astefane | 86 | 8 | / |
| Asteefan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Aștefane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Asteifan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Atofan | 83 | 360 | / |
| Atifan | 83 | 77 | / |
| Atafan | 83 | 37 | / |
| Atefon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Astifan | 77 | 79 | / |
| Atefoun | 77 | 48 | / |
| Attifan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Atifain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atifang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atifane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ataffan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atofean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hatifan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hetefan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gatefoin | 71 | 54 | / |
| Gatephan | 71 | 12 | / |
| Astephan | 71 | 12 | / |
| Attefoun | 71 | 4 | / |
| Austifan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Atefoune | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eatephan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Astaifan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Attefoune | 67 | 17 | / |
| Etifan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Etefon | 67 | 3 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Atefan
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