Qataf Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Qataf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qataf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633

Qataf (36) may also be a first name.

Qataf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qataf is most common in Iraq. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Qataf.

How Common Is The Last Name Qataf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Qataf is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qataf are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 1,717,090th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 36 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 946,531. Without taking into account Iraq this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qathaf911/
Kataf80508/
Qatab80465/
Qatav803/
Qatouf73365/
Khataf7339/
Kattaf738/
Quatab738/
Qattab737/
Qahtab735/
Qathab734/
Katafe733/
Qaytaw732/
Qaytab731/
Catayf731/
Khattaf67372/
Cataife6754/
Cattafe6722/
Kataife676/
Quettaf671/
Quatova671/
Qaytouf671/

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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 Qataf
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