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

The last name Lateef (Hindi: लतीफ, Marathi: लतीफ़) is most common in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lateef click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lateef? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Lateef is the 5,338^th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 68,672 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Lateef live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lateef is also the 10,150^th most common forename internationally It is held by 100,418 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 57,212 people, or 1 in 3,096. In Nigeria Lateef is mostly found in: Oyo, where 34 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Osun, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 30 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Lateef Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (85%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Lateef last name are 10.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.96% registered with the 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.