Attaf Surname

74,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Morocco

Attaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Attaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,4851:15,5462,802
Morocco2,3861:14,4492,134
Yemen7351:35,9533,241
France3401:195,36130,392
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Syria1961:98,4753,343
Iran501:1,535,65060,563
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Lebanon231:245,0919,209
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Palestine201:227,4429,690
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
India111:69,733,217610,955
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Attaf (23,588) may also be a first name.

Attaf Last Name Facts

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

Attaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻄﺎﻑ, Hindi: अत्ताफ) occurs most in Algeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Attaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Attaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Attaf is the 74,078th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,097,522 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Attaf reside; 73 percent reside in North Africa and 73 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 33,435th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 23,588 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is borne by 2,485 people, or 1 in 15,546. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Biskra Province, where 19 percent are found, Chlef Province, where 17 percent are found and Mascara Province, where 15 percent are found. Besides Algeria this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 36 percent are found and Yemen, where 11 percent are found.

Attaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Sunni (71%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hattaf91209/
Attaif9161/
Gattaf9114/
Attafe9111/
Attaaf914/
Aattaf914/
Attaff911/
Asttaf911/
Ataf894,444/
Attaaif831/
Hataf804,060/
Attab803,497/
Ettaf80137/
Aataf8099/
Atafh8056/
Astaf8025/
Gataf8020/
Atafe8015/
Ataif8014/
Attaw8011/
Aytaf8010/
Aitaf8010/
Athaf804/
Attav803/
Ahtaf803/
Ataaf803/
Attof802/
Aetaf802/
Atajf801/
Ajtaf801/
Attafová771/
Hattab7337,227/
Attouf73392/
Attoff7326/
Hathaf7323/
Hatafe7319/
Attowa7314/
Ettaif739/
Ashtaf738/
Attaib737/
Hattav737/
Attaïb734/
Attabh732/
Ataufe732/
Attoft732/
Attayb731/
Aattab731/
Asteaf731/
Atthaw731/
Attofe731/
Astafe731/
Astaaf731/
Aatafe731/
Hettaf731/
Asthaf731/
Atthav731/
Aithaf731/
Gathaf731/
Atab676,160/
Atof675,083/
Atav671,271/
Eastaff67142/
Ataw6753/
Etaf679/
Atthoff676/
Otaf672/
Aattouf672/
Ahaitaf672/
Atafova671/
Hauttab671/
Hhattab671/
Attahaw671/
Hattowa671/
Attoufe671/

Attaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Attaf in the Hindi language
अत्ताफattapha-
Attaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻄﺎﻑtaf66.67
ﻋﺎﻃﻒatf33.33

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