Latifa Surname
Approximately 11,736 people bear this surname
Latifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,781 | 1:47,555 | 5,358 |
| Morocco | 2,692 | 1:12,807 | 1,858 |
| Bangladesh | 2,073 | 1:76,873 | 3,642 |
| Pakistan | 738 | 1:242,065 | 5,520 |
| Syria | 703 | 1:27,455 | 1,855 |
| Jordan | 469 | 1:18,854 | 2,862 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Nigeria | 226 | 1:783,818 | 35,180 |
| India | 180 | 1:4,261,474 | 113,127 |
| Iraq | 178 | 1:196,751 | 4,604 |
| Lebanon | 121 | 1:46,587 | 3,986 |
| Iran | 111 | 1:691,734 | 36,512 |
| Uganda | 99 | 1:394,336 | 24,810 |
| Afghanistan | 24 | 1:1,339,716 | 11,412 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Tunisia | 19 | 1:32,138 | 4,775 |
| Palestine | 19 | 1:239,413 | 9,903 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
The alternate forms: Latifâ (2) are calculated separately.
Latifa (594,070) may also be a first name.
Latifa Demographics
Latifa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Latifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Latifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Latifa (Arabic: طيفه, Bengali: লতিফা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻄﻴﻔﺔ, Hindi: लतीफा, Marathi: लतीफा, Oriya: ଲତିଫା, Russian: Латифа) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Latifâ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Latifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Latifa is the 44,253rd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 620,957 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Latifa are found; 27 percent are found in South Asia and 25 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Latifa is also the 1,670th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 594,070 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 2,781 people, or 1 in 47,555. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Java, where 38 percent are found, Central Java, where 12 percent are found and West Java, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia it is found in 62 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 23 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 18 percent are found.
Latifa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Latifa last name is predominantly Alawite (54%) in Lebanon.
The amount Latifa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.87% less than the national average, earning $36,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.59% less than the national average, earning $33,989 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Latifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Latifa in the Bengali language | ||
| লতিফা | latipha | 98.15 |
| লতীফা | latipha | 1.85 |
| Latifa in the Hindi language | ||
| लतीफा | latipha | 92.16 |
| लतिफा | latipha | 5.56 |
| लतीफ | latipha | 1.31 |
| लैतिफा | laitipha | 0.33 |
| लतिफ़ा | latifa | 0.33 |
| Latifa in the Marathi language | ||
| लतीफा | latipha | 88.41 |
| लातीफा | latipha | 7.94 |
| लतीफ | latipha | 2.29 |
| लतीका | latika | 0.24 |
| लतीकाबी | latikabi | 0.12 |
| लातीक | latika | 0.06 |
| लताफा | latapha | 0.06 |
| लतीफ़ा | latifa | 0.06 |
| लटीफा | latipha | 0.06 |
| Latifa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲତିଫା | latipha | 77.78 |
| ଲାତିଫା | latipha | 22.22 |
| Latifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻄﻴﻔﺔ | ltyft | 55.56 |
| ﻟﻄﻴﻔﻪ | ltyfh | 44.44 |
| Latifa in the Russian language | ||
| Латифа | latifa | - |
| Latifa in the Arabic language | ||
| طيفه | tyfh | - |
| لطيفه | ltyfh | - |
| لطيفة | ltyft | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Latifa
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