Latief Surname

22,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Latief Surname User-submission:

The Latief surname means 'kind'. Derived from al-Latif, which means 'kindness of God'.

Latief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia11,4781:11,5221,463
India7,9951:95,9436,333
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
Pakistan1,0211:174,9704,483
South Africa9851:55,0036,988
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Qatar621:38,0323,887
England451:1,238,17956,985
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
France31:22,140,907385,998
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Latief (3,372) may also be a first name.

Latief Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Latief surname means 'kind'. Derived from al-Latif, which means 'kindness of God'.

- clavilatief

Latief Last Name Facts

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

The surname Latief (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻄﻴﻒ, Hindi: लतीॅफ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Latief.

How Common Is The Last Name Latief? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,840th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 306,560 people. The last name Latief is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Latief are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 122,758th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 3,372 people.

This last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 11,478 people, or 1 in 11,522. In Indonesia Latief is primarily found in: West Java, where 27 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 16 percent live and Jakarta, where 13 percent live. Not including Indonesia Latief is found in 38 countries. It is also common in India, where 34 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.

Latief Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Latief last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Latief earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.69% more than the national average, earning R 381,852 per year and in United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lathief92838/
Latieef9261/
Latiefs9218/
Lataief9212/
Latieaf929/
Latieff927/
Lattief922/
Laatief921/
Latiief921/
Latif91682,235/
Latef913,529/
Latawief862/
Lathieef862/
Lathieff861/
Lateef83106,121/
Latiff8312,773/
Lathif833,060/
Lattif83888/
Latife83367/
Lyatif83228/
Lateif83181/
Latefe83175/
Lotief83151/
Lataif83110/
Lateff83103/
Lattef8392/
Lateaf8383/
Latiif8347/
Llatif8345/
Latiev8342/
Latoif8340/
Latieb8333/
Latifs8325/
Lathef8321/
Hlatif8319/
Laatef8310/
Laatif839/
Latyef837/
Letief836/
Leatif836/
Lahtif836/
Laitef835/
Laitif835/
Leatef833/
Lastif833/
Latiof833/
Lautif831/
Latifz831/
Laytif831/
Lhatef831/
Liatef831/
Latuif831/
Latitf831/
Latepf831/
Latifp831/
Latheef7726,964/
Lathiff77723/
Lotaief77366/
Lathiif77157/
Lyatiev7755/
Lateeef7741/
Latteef7727/
Lateeff7726/
Latheif7720/
Lathoif7718/
Latiffe7717/
Laateef7715/
Lotieff7713/
Lattiff7710/
Lahteef779/
Lethief777/
Lothief777/
Llateef775/
Lateefe774/
Lathhef773/
Lateaef773/
Leateef773/
Liateef773/
Latheaf772/
Latifsh772/
Laytiev772/
Lateeaf772/
Lateiff771/
Lathaif771/
Latiphe771/
Laatiff771/
Laiteff771/
Lhateef771/
Llatiff771/
Lastiev771/
Lattife771/
La'atif771/
Latteuf771/
Lateetf771/
Laitiff771/
Latheff771/
Latiiff771/
Latitff771/
Latjiof771/
Lattiwf771/
Latttif771/
Lotif735,038/
Latib734,489/
Lateb73911/
Latev73316/
Letif73208/
Lativ7350/
Latyf7320/
Latiw7318/
Letef7310/
Latew731/
Làtif731/
Lotef731/
Latifova718,887/
Latifová7110/
Lataifeh719/
Latheefp715/
Lahathif711/
Latheefe711/
Latheeft711/
Latheesf711/
Latijeva711/
Laitaiff711/
Latouf674,774/
Latiph672,717/
Lateva67345/
Letaif67294/
Lyatifova67254/
Lataev67230/
Leteff67148/
Latyev67124/
Lotiff6774/
Lotaif6765/
Leteef6727/
Lathyf6725/
Lateev6723/
Lyatev6722/
Lotiev6717/
Letiev6714/
Lethif6713/
Loutef6710/
Lettijeff6710/
Lathib679/
Latoib679/
Lotife678/
Lahtev678/
Laateb677/
Lothif674/
Loutif674/
Latteb674/
Lottef674/
Lastev673/
Latuev673/
Lataiv673/
Liatib673/
Latibh672/
Latauf672/
Lateph672/
Leteif672/
Laatib672/
Lottif672/
Lostif671/
Loteef671/
Llativ671/
Lethef671/
Lettef671/
Lateeb671/
Latğifova671/
Latheefph671/
Laththeef671/
Latiifova671/
Latoev671/
Lattib671/
Llateb671/
Leetif671/
Leteuf671/
Latyyf671/
Laytib671/

Latief Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Latief in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻄﻴﻒalltyf-
Latief in the Hindi language
लतीॅफlatiepha85.71
लतीेफlatiepha14.29

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