Latifu Surname
Approximately 2,377 people bear this surname
Latifu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,283 | 1:77,592 | 5,532 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Latifu (6,729) may also be a first name.
Latifu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Latifu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Latifu (Hindi: लतीफु, Marathi: लतीफु) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Latifu? popularity and diffusion
Latifu is the 179,467th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,065,859 people. The last name Latifu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Latifu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 79,614th most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 6,729 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,283 people, or 1 in 77,592. In Nigeria Latifu is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 35 percent are found, Osun, where 24 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Latifu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Latifu in the Hindi language | ||
| लतीफु | latiphu | 50 |
| लतीफू | latiphu | 25 |
| लतीफ | latipha | 8.33 |
| लतिफु | latiphu | 8.33 |
| लतीफुन | latiphuna | 8.33 |
| Latifu in the Marathi language | ||
| लतीफु | latiphu | 50 |
| लातीफु | latiphu | 25 |
| लतीफूर | latiphura | 25 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Latifu
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