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

Lateef (Hindi: लतीफ, Marathi: लतीफ़) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 5,338^th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 68,672 people. The last name Lateef is mostly found 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 commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 100,418 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 57,212 people, or 1 in 3,096. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 34 percent are found, Lagos, where 21 percent are found and Osun, where 14 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Lateef exists in 70 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 30 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Lateef Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Lateef last name are 10.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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.