Qatif Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Qatif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qatif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
Jordan661:133,9768,049
Yemen441:600,57510,941
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Tunisia111:55,5117,191
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087

Qatif (353) may also be a first name.

Qatif Last Name Facts

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

Qatif is more commonly found in The United Arab Emirates than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Qatif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qatif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 883,255th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name Qatif is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Qatif reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 66 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 463,770th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 353 people.

It is most frequently used in The United Arab Emirates, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 58,358. Without taking into account The United Arab Emirates it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 22 percent live and Yemen, where 14 percent live.

Qatif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katif801,043/
Qatib80142/
Qatef80137/
Qotif8016/
Catif8014/
Khatif73374/
Katife7337/
Cautif7311/
Katiff735/
Kathif735/
Qhatib734/
Quatib732/
Katief731/
Qattib731/
Katuif731/
Cataife6754/
Kaitiff6716/
Khathif677/
Kataife676/
Katheif675/
Cautiff673/
Castiff671/
Khatife671/
Kattiff670/

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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 Qatif
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