Athaf Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Athaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Athaf (22) may also be a first name.

Athaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Athaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻄﻒ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Athaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Athaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Athaf is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Athaf live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Athaf is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 22 people.

The last name Athaf is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Athaf is mostly found in: Gorgol Region, where 50 percent are found and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Mauritania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and Pakistan, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hathaf9123/
Asthaf911/
Aithaf911/
Gathaf911/
Ataf894,444/
Attaf806,640/
Hataf804,060/
Athav80308/
Athab80290/
Aataf8099/
Atafh8056/
Astaf8025/
Gataf8020/
Atafe8015/
Ataif8014/
Athaw8011/
Aytaf8010/
Aitaf8010/
Ahtaf803/
Ataaf803/
Aetaf802/
Ajtaf801/
Atajf801/
Hattaf73209/
Gathof73200/
Hathab73173/
Attaif7361/
Athoof7339/
Aathav7323/
Hatafe7319/
Hathaw7315/
Gattaf7314/
Attafe7311/
Athoff739/
Athahb739/
Ashtaf738/
Athoif737/
Athaiw737/
Aattaf734/
Attaaf734/
Gathav732/
Aathaw732/
Ataufe732/
Asttaf731/
Atthaw731/
Athouf731/
Atheab731/
Asteaf731/
Astaaf731/
Athaib731/
Athofe731/
Aatafe731/
Atthav731/
Attaff731/
Astafe731/
Atab676,160/
Atof675,083/
Atav671,271/
Eastaff67142/
Austhof67116/
Ataw6753/
Asthoff6723/
Etaf679/
Atthoff676/
Otaf672/
Gathova672/
Ahaitaf672/
Aasthav671/
Hathaib671/
Gathoff671/
Haithav671/
Attaaif671/
Attahaw671/
Hathoff671/
Hathauv671/
Aethoff671/
Atafova671/
Hauthof670/

Athaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Athaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻄﻒtf50
ﻋﻄﺎﻑtaf50

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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 Athaf
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