Latefa Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Latefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 50 | 1:308,765 | 30,783 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
The alternate forms: Latéfa (1) are calculated separately.
Latefa (3,383) may also be a first name.
Latefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Latefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Latefa (Marathi: लातेफा) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Latéfa. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Latefa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,020,555th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Latefa are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 122,501st most prevalent forename on earth, held by 3,383 people.
The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 308,765. In Zimbabwe Latefa is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 46 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 34 percent are found and Harare Province, where 16 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Latefa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Latefa in the Marathi language | ||
| लातेफा | latepha | 50 |
| लतेफा | latepha | 50 |
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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 Latefa
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