Lotif Surname

94,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Lotif Surname User-submission:

Derivative of the Arabic, Latif, meaning 'gentle', or 'kind'.

Lotif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3,6051:44,2042,530
India1,3501:568,19727,764
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
England131:4,286,005132,302
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Lotif (1,181) may also be a first name.

Lotif Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derivative of the Arabic, Latif, meaning 'gentle', or 'kind'.

- lotif

Lotif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lotif is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lotif.

How Common Is The Last Name Lotif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 94,571st most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,446,516 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Lotif are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Lotif is also the 230,871st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 1,181 people.

It is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 3,605 people, or 1 in 44,204. Without taking into account Bangladesh this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lotief91151/
Lotiff9174/
Lotaif9165/
Lotife918/
Loutif914/
Lothif914/
Lottif912/
Lostif911/
Loutaif8352/
Lotieff8313/
Lothief837/
Lhostif831/
Latif80682,235/
Letif80208/
Lotib80103/
Lutif8039/
Lotiv802/
Lotef801/
Làtif801/
Lotiffhs771/
Lotifova771/
Loutaife771/
Latief7323,772/
Latiff7312,773/
Lathif733,060/
Lattif73888/
Latife73367/
Letaif73294/
Lyatif73228/
Lotayf73199/
Lateif73181/
Lataif73110/
Lutaif7354/
Llatif7345/
Latoif7340/
Latifs7325/
Hlatif7319/
Lotiev7317/
Lethif7313/
Loutef7310/
Laatif739/
Liotib738/
Lutife737/
Letief736/
Lahtif736/
Lottef734/
Lastif733/
Latiof733/
Leteif732/
Lutiff732/
Lotaiv731/
Latifp731/
Latitf731/
Latuif731/
Lothib731/
Leetif731/
Latifz731/
Loteef731/
Lautif731/
Lothiffhs719/
Lathief67838/
Lathiff67723/
Loutayf6751/
Latheif6720/
Lathoif6718/
Latiffe6717/
Lattiff6710/
Lethief677/
Latieff677/
Lutaiff674/
Lattief672/
Latifsh672/
Lathaif671/
Latttif671/
Lateiff671/
Lattiwf671/
Laatief671/
Laatiff671/
Llatiff671/
Lattife671/
La'atif671/
Latitff671/

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