Latifi Surname

12,205th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Latifi Surname User-submission:

An Iranian surname constructed using the Arabic word, latif, which translates to 'kind' or 'gentle'.

Latifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran30,3681:2,528317
Morocco5,3161:6,485791
Kosovo4,6531:40051
Albania1,4821:1,966317
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
United States4331:837,08863,980
Greece3761:29,4684,552
Afghanistan2261:142,2713,136
Pakistan2061:867,20311,961
Algeria1981:195,10923,445
Serbia1911:37,4083,869
Malaysia1581:186,67211,147
Sweden1431:68,8585,211
Yemen1311:201,7208,568
India1301:5,900,503139,327
North Macedonia1221:17,2252,466
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Switzerland901:91,25510,041
Azerbaijan841:114,8703,753
Germany841:958,39866,883
Austria771:110,59015,709
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Canada701:526,36644,416
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
England631:884,41445,970
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Australia451:599,90442,958
Tajikistan381:220,7021,987
Norway371:138,98117,684
Turkey341:2,288,86574,619
Tunisia331:18,5042,964
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
France261:2,554,720189,486
Finland251:219,86818,073
Syria231:839,1756,287
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Slovenia201:124,38412,684
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Bosnia and Herzegovina81:442,05013,608
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Latifi (1,205) may also be a first name.

Latifi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Iranian surname constructed using the Arabic word, latif, which translates to 'kind' or 'gentle'.

- pouanlotfi

Latifi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Latifi (Arabic: طيفي, Hindi: लतीफी, Marathi: लतीफी, Russian: Латифи) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Latifi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,205th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 158,318 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Latifi reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Latifi is also the 228,168th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,205 people.

The surname Latifi is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 30,368 people, or 1 in 2,528. In Iran it is mostly found in: Khuzestan Province, where 18 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 16 percent reside and Hamadan Province, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Iran it exists in 67 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 12 percent reside and Kosovo, where 10 percent reside.

Latifi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Alawite (56%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Latifi last name are 15.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Latifi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.58% less than the national average, earning 267,927 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.24% more than the national average, earning $54,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $52,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Latifui92130/
Latifis9272/
Liatifi9243/
Latiffi9233/
Lathifi9222/
Laatifi929/
Lattifi925/
Latifei922/
Laitifi921/
Latifih921/
Latifiy921/
Lyatifi921/
Latiefi921/
Latifid921/
Latifie921/
Liatifis8653/
Latifieh861/
Latifa8311,736/
Letifi83460/
Latife83367/
Latify8375/
Latefi8354/
Lotifi837/
Létifi831/
Latufi831/
Latifaj771,032/
Lathifa77456/
Lhatifa77123/
Lettifi77119/
Latiffa7758/
Lateefi7749/
Latifee7741/
Latiffe7717/
Latifeh7716/
Lataifa7712/
Latiphi779/
Latifer776/
Lattifa775/
Latuffi773/
Lotiffi772/
Latifay772/
Latefid771/
Latefio771/
Latifaa771/
Latiffy771/
Lattife771/
Lotifie771/
Lateffi771/
Lattefi771/
Latifha770/
Latiffer7114/
Lhathifa719/
Lataifeh719/
Laateffi714/
Latifeet714/
Latisfes712/
Latheefi712/
Loutaifi711/
Latiphai711/
Latifeer711/
Latyfich711/
Lotifa671,269/
Latefe67175/
Latefa6786/
Lotife678/
Lotufi676/
Latyfa675/
Latufe673/
Lotefi672/
Letefi671/
Latéfa671/
Lathiefaa671/
Letufi671/

Latifi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Latifi in the Hindi language
लतीफीlatiphi-
Latifi in the Marathi language
लतीफीlatiphi-
Latifi in the Russian language
Латифиlatifi-
Latifi in the Arabic language
طيفيtyfy-
لطيفىltyfy-
لطيفيltyfy-

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