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) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Latéfa. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Latefa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,020,555th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Latefa live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 122,501st most widely held first name on earth, borne by 3,383 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 308,765. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 46 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 34 percent are found and Harare Province, where 16 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found 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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