Letifa Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Letifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Letifa (84) may also be a first name.

Letifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Letifa (Hindi: लेतीफा, Marathi: लेतीफा) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Letifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Letifa is the 3,432,070th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Letifa reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Letifa is also the 1,046,220th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 84 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Besides Ethiopia Letifa is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and Algeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letifah9218/
Letaifa9213/
Laetifah869/
Latifa8311,736/
Lotifa831,269/
Letifi83460/
Letefa832/
Litifa832/
Letufa831/
Latifah7744,512/
Lathifa77456/
Lhatifa77123/
Lettifi77119/
Latiffa7758/
Lataifa7712/
Lattifa775/
Listifa775/
Lahtifa773/
Lestefa773/
Latifay772/
Latifaa771/
Litifah771/
Latifha770/
Lathifah712,025/
Latiefah7194/
Lattifah7116/
Lhathifa719/
Latiffah719/
Laitifat713/
Latefa6786/
Latifo6766/
Lotefa6728/
Litifi678/
Litife676/
Latufa676/
Letufo673/
Latifâ672/
Letefi671/
Letefe671/
Létifi671/

Letifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Letifa in the Hindi language
लेतीफाletipha-
Letifa in the Marathi language
लेतीफाletipha-

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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 Letifa
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