Athif Surname

337,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Athif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives5191:77992
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
India791:9,709,688189,874
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Athif (1,694) may also be a first name.

Athif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Athif (Dhivehi: ު‫އާޠިފް, Marathi: अथीफ) occurs more in The Maldives more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Athif? popularity and diffusion

Athif is the 337,484th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,679,694 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Athif are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 186,812th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 1,694 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The Maldives, where it is held by 519 people, or 1 in 779. In The Maldives it is most frequent in: Malé, where 51 percent live, Raa Atoll, where 7 percent live and Shaviyani Atoll, where 6 percent live. Outside of The Maldives Athif exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 40 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aathif91911/
Hathif9128/
Athoif917/
Athief912/
Athife911/
Atif8973,998/
Aatif804,813/
Attif804,054/
Hatif80963/
Atife80272/
Atief80184/
Ateif80124/
Atiff8036/
Ataif8014/
Astif8010/
Athiv803/
Athib803/
Atifh803/
Ahtif802/
Athef801/
Atifs801/
Athyf801/
Eatif801/
Gatif801/
Atheef73128/
Attaif7361/
Austif7315/
Athaiw737/
Hathib736/
Hatief735/
Hatife735/
Hatiff734/
Gattif733/
Hattif732/
Athaib731/
Ahatif731/
Aathib731/
Asttif731/
Athiew731/
Aatiof731/
Haitif731/
Gothif731/
Hathiv731/
Aathiv731/
Gathiv731/
Aattif731/
Atef67240,032/
Atib67722/
Atiw67125/
Austiff6752/
Ativ6717/
Atyf676/
Otif675/
Hathiph674/
Hatheef674/
Hathibh673/
Attaaif671/
Attiffh671/
Etif671/
Hathaib671/
Gattiff670/
Haittif670/

Athif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Athif in the Marathi language
अथीफathipha-
Athif in the Dhivehi language
ު‫އާޠިފްuatif66.67
ު‫އާތިފްuatif33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Athif
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