Latif Surname

778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 682,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Latif Surname User-submission:

Derivative of the Arabic, Latif, meaning 'gentle', or 'kind'.

Latif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan366,5661:48774
Iraq67,0441:52285
Indonesia55,7131:2,374281
Bangladesh38,2101:4,171386
India30,5201:25,1331,892
Egypt18,1831:5,056650
Malaysia17,4271:1,692258
Mozambique16,0681:1,697403
Ghana10,3911:2,600418
Sudan9,8001:3,828555
Saudi Arabia9,2621:3,331442
Morocco6,5771:5,242610
England4,4771:12,4451,837
Afghanistan4,3971:7,313600
United Arab Emirates3,8161:2,401295
Iran3,2981:23,2822,937
Lebanon2,7321:2,063398
United States2,2981:157,72816,112
Nigeria1,9761:89,6476,251
Syria1,9111:10,100906
Kuwait1,3591:2,797357
Qatar9331:2,527227
Jordan7081:12,4892,173
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
Brunei5951:704135
Canada5901:62,4507,302
Turkey5701:136,52911,064
Australia3741:72,1818,509
Spain3481:134,34510,163
Bahrain3381:3,990671
South Africa3151:171,99319,060
Oman2901:12,7171,465
Scotland2411:22,2152,527
Greece2291:48,3837,933
Denmark2111:26,7522,750
Mauritania2101:19,4991,783
Philippines1701:595,51964,950
Sweden1651:59,6774,579
Yemen1601:165,1587,856
Germany1591:506,32443,083
France1561:425,78761,887
Singapore1461:37,7241,403
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Kenya1241:372,41921,454
Tunisia1241:4,924786
Guyana1161:6,5711,108
Norway871:59,1078,442
Northern Cyprus811:3,938687
Wales791:39,1713,833
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
Switzerland701:117,32712,009
Kazakhstan691:256,26822,420
Belgium681:169,06823,042
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Algeria551:702,39240,437
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Libya491:127,428674
Bulgaria471:148,4878,516
Benin421:246,08621,801
Austria391:218,34426,757
Israel391:219,42720,804
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Ivory Coast231:1,003,09724,580
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Tajikistan221:381,2132,820
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Chile181:978,69319,774
Malta181:23,9041,289
Finland141:392,62226,475
China121:113,943,4645,994
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Palestine111:413,53212,017
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
North Macedonia101:210,14713,835
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Palau11:21,643223
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Làtif (1) are calculated separately.

Latif (195,235) may also be a first name.

Latif Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derivative of the Arabic, Latif, meaning 'gentle', or 'kind'.

- lotif

Latif Last Name Facts

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

Latif (Arabic: اللطيف, Bengali: লতিফ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻄﻴﻒ, Hindi: लतीफ, Marathi: लतीफ, Oriya: ଲତିଫ, Russian: Латиф) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Làtif. Click here for further possible spellings of Latif.

How Common Is The Last Name Latif? popularity and diffusion

Latif is the 778th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,682 people. Latif is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Latif are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 5,364th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 195,235 people.

It is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 366,566 people, or 1 in 487. In Pakistan Latif is most numerous in: Punjab, where 68 percent live, Sindh, where 14 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name occurs in 139 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Latif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Latif surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Maronite (37%) in Lebanon and Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Latif surname are 0.030000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Latif earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning 340,713 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35% more than the national average, earning R 320,808 per year; in United States they earn 19.2% more than the national average, earning $51,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning $47,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Làtif931/
Latief9123,772/
Latiff9112,773/
Lathif913,060/
Lattif91888/
Latife91367/
Lyatif91228/
Lateif91181/
Lataif91110/
Llatif9145/
Latoif9140/
Latifs9125/
Hlatif9119/
Laatif919/
Leatif916/
Lahtif916/
Laitif915/
Lastif913/
Latiof913/
Lautif911/
Latifz911/
Laytif911/
Latuif911/
Latitf911/
Latifp911/
Lathief83838/
Lathiff83723/
Latheif8320/
Lathoif8318/
Latiffe8317/
Lattiff8310/
Latieff837/
Latifsh832/
Lattief832/
Lateiff831/
Lathaif831/
Laatief831/
Laatiff831/
Llatiff831/
Lattife831/
La'atif831/
Laitiff831/
Latitff831/
Lattiwf831/
Latttif831/
Lotif805,038/
Latib804,489/
Latef803,529/
Letif80208/
Lativ8050/
Latyf8020/
Latiw8018/
Latifova778,887/
Latifová7710/
Lataifeh779/
Lahathif771/
Lathieff771/
Laitaiff771/
Lateef73106,121/
Latiph732,717/
Letaif73294/
Latefe73175/
Lotief73151/
Lateff73103/
Lattef7392/
Lateaf7383/
Lotiff7374/
Lotaif7365/
Latiev7342/
Lathyf7325/
Lathef7321/
Lethif7313/
Laatef7310/
Lathib739/
Latoib739/
Lotife738/
Letief736/
Laitef735/
Lothif734/
Loutif734/
Leatef733/
Lataiv733/
Liatib733/
Latibh732/
Leteif732/
Laatib732/
Lottif732/
Lostif731/
Llativ731/
Lattib731/
Leetif731/
Lhatef731/
Liatef731/
Latepf731/
Laytib731/
Lyatifova71254/
Latğifova711/
Latheef6726,964/
Lyatiev6755/
Loutaif6752/
Latteef6727/
Lateeff6726/
Laateef6715/
Lotieff6713/
Lahteef679/
Lethief677/
Lothief677/
Llateef675/
Lathiph674/
Lateefe674/
Lathhef673/
Leateef673/
Liateef673/
Latheaf672/
Laytiev672/
Latiphe671/
Lattiph671/
Laatiph671/
Laiteff671/
Lhateef671/
Lhostif671/
Latayfe671/
Latteuf671/
Lateetf671/
Latheff671/

Latif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Latif in the Bengali language
লতিফlatipha98.52
Latif in the Hindi language
लतीफlatipha97.86
लतीफ़latifa0.67
लतीफ़latifa0.21
लतीफ्latiph0.01
Latif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻄﻴﻒalltyf90.48
ﺍﻟﻄﻴﻒaltyf7.94
ﻟﻄﻴﻒltyf1.59
Latif in the Marathi language
लतीफlatipha87.87
अलतीफalatipha10.29
लतीफ़latifa1.07
लतीकlatika0.04
लतीबlatiba0.02
लतीlati0.01
अतीकatika0.01
साटीsati0.01
लाजीlaji0.01
लतीपlatipa0.01
आतीकatika0
लतीफ़ाlatifa0
लताlata0
लतीशlatisa0
Latif in the Oriya language
ଲତିଫlatipha78.82
ଲତିଫ୍latiph16.47
ଲତିପlatipa1.18
ଲତୀଫ୍latiph1.18
Latif in the Russian language
Латифlatif-
Latif in the Arabic language
اللطيفalltyf-
لطيفltyf-

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