Shateef Surname

391,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Shateef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shateef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen7981:33,1143,050
Iraq1001:350,2176,594
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Shateef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shateef is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shateef? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 391,801st most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. The last name Shateef is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shateef live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 89 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name Shateef is most widely held in Yemen, where it is held by 798 people, or 1 in 33,114. In Yemen it is most common in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 80 percent are found, Dhamar Governorate, where 16 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Other than Yemen this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 11 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sateef923/
Shatef921/
Shateeb86587/
Shateev86249/
Satef83138/
Shateyev803/
Satejeff802/
Sateev77135/
Shatev7762/
Shatif775/
Sateeb774/
Sattef771/
Shateb771/
Shateifeh751/
Shaueteev751/
Shataev711,374/
Shatuev71116/
Shateva7156/
Shatyev7131/
Shatiev7130/
Shiteev7127/
Sheteev7125/
Shatoev7111/
Sayteev716/
Saiteev715/
Shathif713/
Sateyev712/
Shateiv711/
Sadteeb711/
Shateaw710/
Satif67310/
Schastev6762/
Satev6753/
Shahtiev6720/
Satew6716/
Sotejeff6710/
Sateb678/
Shatayev676/
Sautieff672/
Zatef671/
Soteheff671/
Shaytaev671/
Shahtaev671/
Shuyatev671/
Chasteev671/
Sahataev671/
Setef671/
Shatiyev671/

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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
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  • 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 Shateef
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