Lateef Surname

5,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lateef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lateef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria57,2121:3,096414
Pakistan31,9971:5,583509
India12,2401:62,6694,281
Egypt1,0371:88,6567,732
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
United States7031:515,58943,135
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Iraq2931:119,5283,373
England2821:197,58217,327
United Arab Emirates2331:39,3234,092
Fiji1891:4,732899
Canada771:478,51441,057
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Australia301:899,85754,700
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Greece151:738,65380,079
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Iceland121:31,6742,357
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Norway61:857,04855,549
Oman61:614,6626,082
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Lateef (100,418) may also be a first name.

Lateef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lateef (Hindi: लतीफ, Marathi: लतीफ़) is found most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lateef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,338th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 68,672 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Lateef live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 10,150th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 100,418 people.

Lateef is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 57,212 people, or 1 in 3,096. In Nigeria Lateef is most frequent in: Oyo, where 34 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Osun, where 14 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Lateef is found in 70 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 30 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

Lateef Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lateef surname is primarily Muslim (85%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Lateef surname are 10.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Lateef earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.36% more than the national average, earning $46,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.15% less than the national average, earning $48,119 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Latheef9226,964/
Latteef9227/
Lateeff9226/
Laateef9215/
Lahteef929/
Llateef925/
Lateefe924/
Leateef923/
Liateef923/
Lateeaf922/
Lhateef921/
Lateetf921/
Latef913,529/
Latheefp865/
Latheefe861/
Latheeft861/
Latheesf861/
Latief8323,772/
Lateif83181/
Latefe83175/
Lateff83103/
Lattef8392/
Lateaf8383/
Leteef8327/
Lateev8323/
Lathef8321/
Laatef8310/
Latyef837/
Laitef835/
Leatef833/
Loteef831/
Lateeb831/
Liteef831/
Lhatef831/
Liatef831/
Latepf831/
Latheefph801/
Laththeef801/
Lathief77838/
Letheef7761/
Latheif7720/
Lateeph7714/
Lataief7712/
Latieaf779/
Latieff777/
Lathhef773/
Latheaf772/
Lattief772/
Lateiff771/
Laatief771/
Laiteff771/
Latiief771/
Latteuf771/
Latheff771/
Latif73682,235/
Lateb73911/
Latev73316/
Latyf7320/
Letef7310/
Latew731/
Lotef731/
Latheeph718/
Latawief712/
Lathieff711/
Lahteeph711/
Latiff6712,773/
Latouf674,774/
Lathif673,060/
Lattif67888/
Latife67367/
Lateva67345/
Lataev67230/
Lyatif67228/
Lotief67151/
Leteff67148/
Latyev67124/
Lataif67110/
Liteev6760/
Llatif6745/
Latiev6742/
Latoif6740/
Lathyf6725/
Latifs6725/
Lyatev6722/
Hlatif6719/
Loutef6710/
Laatif679/
Lahtev678/
Leteev677/
Laateb677/
Letief676/
Leatif676/
Lahtif676/
Laitif675/
Latteb674/
Lottef674/
Lastev673/
Latuev673/
Lastif673/
Latiof673/
Latauf672/
Lateph672/
Leteif672/
Lethef671/
Lettef671/
Latoev671/
Lautif671/
Llateb671/
Loteev671/
Latifz671/
Laytif671/
Leetif671/
Leteuf671/
Latuif671/
Latitf671/
Latifp671/

Lateef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lateef in the Hindi language
लतीफlatipha97.58
अलतीफalatipha2.25
लतीफ़latifa0.16
Lateef in the Marathi language
लतीफ़latifa83.33
लतीफ़़latifa16.67

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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 Lateef
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