Latifa Surname

44,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Morocco

Latifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Latifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,7811:47,5555,358
Morocco2,6921:12,8071,858
Bangladesh2,0731:76,8733,642
Pakistan7381:242,0655,520
Syria7031:27,4551,855
Jordan4691:18,8542,862
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Nigeria2261:783,81835,180
India1801:4,261,474113,127
Iraq1781:196,7514,604
Lebanon1211:46,5873,986
Iran1111:691,73436,512
Uganda991:394,33624,810
Afghanistan241:1,339,71611,412
France211:3,162,987209,042
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Tunisia191:32,1384,775
Palestine191:239,4139,903
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
England131:4,286,005132,302
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

The alternate forms: Latifâ (2) are calculated separately.

Latifa (594,070) may also be a first name.

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) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Latifâ. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Latifa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 44,253rd most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 620,957 people. It is primarily found 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 common first name world-wide. It is borne by 594,070 people.

The last name Latifa is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,781 people, or 1 in 47,555. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Java, where 38 percent reside, Central Java, where 12 percent reside and West Java, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia Latifa occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 23 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 18 percent reside.

Latifa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Latifâ942/
Latifah9244,512/
Latifaj921,032/
Latifat92890/
Lathifa92456/
Lhatifa92123/
Latiffa9258/
Lataifa9212/
Lattifa925/
Lahtifa923/
Latifas922/
Latifay922/
Latifaa921/
Latifha920/
Lathifah862,025/
Latiefah8694/
Latgifah8618/
Lattifah8616/
Latiffah869/
Laetifah869/
Lhathifa869/
Latitfah868/
Latifahs865/
Laitifat863/
Latiffat861/
Latifi8346,031/
Lotifa831,269/
Latife83367/
Latefa8386/
Latify8375/
Latifo8366/
Letifa8333/
Latufa836/
Latyfa835/
Latéfa831/
Lathiefah80176/
Latifahst8015/
Lathiefaa801/
Latifou771,462/
Lativah77232/
Lateefa77219/
Latifui77130/
Latifis7772/
Liatifi7743/
Latifee7741/
Latipha7738/
Latiffi7733/
Lathifi7722/
Letifah7718/
Latiffe7717/
Latifeh7716/
Latayfa7716/
Letaifa7713/
Latefat7711/
Laatifi779/
Latifer776/
Lattifi775/
Lathefa773/
Latyfah772/
Lateffa772/
Latifei772/
Laitufa771/
Lathyfa771/
Latifih771/
Latifiy771/
Lyatifi771/
Latiefi771/
Latiffy771/
Latifid771/
Latifie771/
Lattife771/
Laitifi771/
Latefah770/
Latheefa71329/
Lateefat71140/
Liatifis7153/
Latiphas7114/
Latiffer7114/
Lataifeh719/
Latifeet714/
Lathipha713/
Lateafat713/
Latisfes712/
Lateefha711/
Lattefah711/
Latiffou711/
Latifieh711/
Latiphad711/
Latiphai711/
Latiphat711/
Latifeer711/
Latefe67175/
Latefi6754/
Lotefa6728/
Latefo6719/
Lotife678/
Lotifi677/
Latheefaa675/
Latheefat673/
Latteefat672/
Letefa672/
Latufo671/
Letufa671/

Latifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Latifa in the Bengali language
লতিফাlatipha98.15
লতীফাlatipha1.85
Latifa in the Hindi language
लतीफाlatipha92.16
लतिफाlatipha5.56
लतीफlatipha1.31
लैतिफाlaitipha0.33
लतिफ़ाlatifa0.33
Latifa in the Marathi language
लतीफाlatipha88.41
लातीफाlatipha7.94
लतीफlatipha2.29
लतीकाlatika0.24
लतीकाबीlatikabi0.12
लातीकlatika0.06
लताफाlatapha0.06
लतीफ़ाlatifa0.06
लटीफाlatipha0.06
Latifa in the Oriya language
ଲତିଫାlatipha77.78
ଲାତିଫାlatipha22.22
Latifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻄﻴﻔﺔltyft55.56
ﻟﻄﻴﻔﻪltyfh44.44
Latifa in the Russian language
Латифаlatifa-
Latifa in the Arabic language
طيفهtyfh-
لطيفهltyfh-
لطيفةltyft-

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Footnotes

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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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