Lotifa Surname

299,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Lotifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lotifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,2621:126,2735,065
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Lotifa (13,468) may also be a first name.

Lotifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lotifa (Bengali: লতিফা, Marathi: लोटीया) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lotifa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lotifa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 299,736th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,742,747 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Lotifa are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Lotifa is also the 50,042nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 13,468 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,262 people, or 1 in 126,273. Beside Bangladesh this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Latifa8311,736/
Letifa8333/
Lotefa8328/
Lutifa8321/
Lotife838/
Lotifi837/
Latifah7744,512/
Latifaj771,032/
Latifat77890/
Lathifa77456/
Lhatifa77123/
Latiffa7758/
Lutifah7729/
Letifah7718/
Letaifa7713/
Lataifa7712/
Lattifa775/
Lahtifa773/
Latifas772/
Lotiffi772/
Latifay772/
Lotifie771/
Latifaa771/
Lutifat771/
Lotefah771/
Latifha770/
Lathifah712,025/
Latiefah7194/
Latgifah7118/
Lattifah7116/
Lhathifa719/
Laetifah719/
Latiffah719/
Latitfah718/
Latifahs715/
Loutaife711/
Loutaifi711/
Latiffat711/
Latifi6746,031/
Lotufo67645/
Latife67367/
Lathiefah67176/
Latefa6786/
Latify6775/
Latifo6766/
Liothipha6720/
Lutifi6717/
Latifahst6715/
Lutife677/
Latufa676/
Latyfa675/
Lotefy674/
Lotefi672/
Latifâ672/
Letefa672/
Latéfa671/
Lathiefaa671/
Letufa671/

Lotifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lotifa in the Bengali language
লতিফাlatipha-
Lotifa in the Marathi language
लोटीयाlotiya-

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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 Lotifa
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