Latifan Surname

135,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Guyana

Latifan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Latifan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3,0391:58,7842,264
India1561:4,917,086124,057
Iran931:825,61940,849
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Guyana131:58,6324,970
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Latifan (28,440) may also be a first name.

Latifan Last Name Facts

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

Latifan (Hindi: लतीफन, Marathi: लतीफन, Oriya: ଲତିଫନ) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Latifan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Latifan is the 135,000th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,187,139 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Latifan live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 29,058th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 28,440 people.

It is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 3,039 people, or 1 in 58,784. In Pakistan Latifan is most numerous in: Sindh, where 96 percent reside, Punjab, where 3 percent reside and Balochistan, where 1 percent reside. Barring Pakistan it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Iran, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Latifaan9320/
Lathifan938/
Latifann934/
Latiffan933/
Latifain931/
Latifatin8810/
Latifam8623/
Latefan8621/
Latifon861/
Lathifatin826/
Lateefan80252/
Lathyfan8053/
Latiphan8019/
Latefean806/
Lateffan801/
Latifatim7520/
Laateefan751/
Lateefaan751/
Latipham671/
Latheefam631/
Lastephan631/
Latthiphong5662/
Leitefam532/

Latifan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Latifan in the Hindi language
लतीफनlatiphana97.95
लतिफनlatiphana0.97
लतीफ़नlatifana0.66
लतीफानlatiphana0.09
लतीफंlatipham0.09
लतिफ़नlatifana0.06
लातिफनlatiphana0.03
लटीफनlatiphana0.03
लतीफांlatipham0.03
लतीफँlatipham0.03
लतिफानlatiphana0.03
Latifan in the Marathi language
लतीफनlatiphana80
लातीफानlatiphana20
Latifan in the Oriya language
ଲତିଫନlatiphana50
ଲତିଫାନlatiphana25
ଇତିଫନ୍itiphan25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Latifan
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