Awatif Surname

328,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Chad

Awatif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awatif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco5451:63,25910,584
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Syria131:1,484,6948,122
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Awatif (134,793) may also be a first name.

Awatif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awatif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻮﺍﻃﻒ, Hindi: अवातिफ) occurs in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awatif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awatif is the 328,333rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,449,156 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Awatif live; 49 percent live in North Africa and 48 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 7,730th most numerous first name globally, borne by 134,793 people.

The surname Awatif is most frequent in Morocco, where it is borne by 545 people, or 1 in 63,259. Excluding Morocco this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 43 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

Awatif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Awatif last name is primarily Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hawatif927/
Awwatif921/
Awatiff921/
Awatife921/
Awathif921/
Awatef83472/
Abatif834/
Awatib831/
Awatefe77162/
Awotife774/
Awhatefe7152/
Awhaitefe6711/
Avatef671/
Awetef671/
Owatefe6210/
Awotefe623/
Abataib621/
Avatefe621/
Gaivativ5714/
Habhativ571/
Abouttaif531/
Abatev501/
Ovatef501/

Awatif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awatif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻮﺍﻃﻒwatf-
Awatif in the Hindi language
अवातिफavatipha-

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Footnotes

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