Atefian Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iraq

Atefian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Atefian Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1181:650,69935,122
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Atefian (23) may also be a first name.

Atefian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atefian is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Atefian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atefian? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,061,269th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Atefian are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Atefian is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 23 people.

The surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 650,699. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Semnan Province, where 36 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 14 percent live and Kermanshah Province, where 12 percent live. Aside from Iran this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 49 percent live and Lebanon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hatefian9395/
Ashtefian888/
Atafian86109/
Etefian864/
Attifian801/
Attafian801/
Hathifian754/
Attifijan752/
Ottofian676/
Hotafian671/
Hatifion671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Atefian
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