Latief Surname
Approximately 23,772 people bear this surname
Latief Surname User-submission:
The Latief surname means 'kind'. Derived from al-Latif, which means 'kindness of God'.
Latief Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 11,478 | 1:11,522 | 1,463 |
| India | 7,995 | 1:95,943 | 6,333 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,232 | 1:25,045 | 3,507 |
| Pakistan | 1,021 | 1:174,970 | 4,483 |
| South Africa | 985 | 1:55,003 | 6,988 |
| Egypt | 641 | 1:143,426 | 11,189 |
| United Arab Emirates | 89 | 1:102,947 | 8,862 |
| Qatar | 62 | 1:38,032 | 3,887 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
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'.
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Average Latief Salary in
United States
$36,438 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Latief Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Latief Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Latief (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻄﻴﻒ, Hindi: लतीॅफ) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Latief? popularity and diffusion
The last name Latief is the 22,840th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 306,560 people. Latief occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Latief live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 122,758th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 3,372 people.
Latief is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 11,478 people, or 1 in 11,522. In Indonesia Latief is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 27 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 16 percent live and Jakarta, where 13 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this last name exists 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 Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political 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
Latief Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Latief in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻄﻴﻒ | alltyf | - |
| Latief in the Hindi language | ||
| लतीॅफ | latiepha | 85.71 |
| लतीेफ | latiepha | 14.29 |
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