Katifa Surname
Approximately 458 people bear this surname
Katifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 262 | 1:133,670 | 3,639 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Katifa (145) may also be a first name.
Katifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katifa occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Katifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 657,184th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Katifa reside; 57 percent reside in West Asia and 57 percent reside in Levant. Katifa is also the 766,399th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 145 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is borne by 262 people, or 1 in 133,670. Beside Iraq Katifa is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 37 percent reside and Niger, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khatifa | 92 | 26 | / |
| Katifah | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kataifa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kathifa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khatifah | 86 | 12 | / |
| Katife | 83 | 37 | / |
| Kotifa | 83 | 23 | / |
| Katifi | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ketifa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Katefa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Katufa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Qatifah | 77 | 139 | / |
| Kotifah | 77 | 114 | / |
| Catifah | 77 | 90 | / |
| Katifes | 77 | 41 | / |
| Qatifat | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kataifi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kataife | 77 | 6 | / |
| Khetifa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khatife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kateifi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khotifah | 71 | 358 | / |
| Catifait | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kataifis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quatiffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kostifas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katefi | 67 | 78 | / |
| Catufa | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kotufa | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kotefa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ketefa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Qatifi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kotifi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qatify | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Katifa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis