Latifu Surname

179,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Latifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Latifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2831:77,5925,532
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Latifou921,462/
Latifui92130/
Latiffu9211/
Lathifu928/
Lautifu924/
Lattifu923/
Laatifu923/
Liatifu921/
Latifus921/
Latiffou861/
Latefu831/
Lateefu77195/
Leatufu771/
Lateetfu711/
Lethiphu574/

Latifu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Latifu in the Hindi language
लतीफुlatiphu50
लतीफूlatiphu25
लतीफlatipha8.33
लतिफुlatiphu8.33
लतीफुनlatiphuna8.33
Latifu in the Marathi language
लतीफुlatiphu50
लातीफुlatiphu25
लतीफूरlatiphura25

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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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  • 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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