Lâtïf

surname · Latin script

Lâtïf is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Pakistan than in any other country, where it is the 57th most common surname. Recorded meaning: Ultimately from Arabic لَطِيف (laṭīf).

rarermore common
  • PKPakistan≈1 in 1.8K(inferred from the name graph)
  • AEUnited Arab Emirates≈1 in 4.5K
  • MYMalaysia≈1 in 5.1K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Pakistan (inferred from the name graph)

≈130,000 people, est.

3 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
287 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 1.8K (inferred from the name graph)

Pakistan, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

LâtïfLatin(measured from records)
ЛатифCyrillic(measured from records)
লতিফBengali(measured from records)

5 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Latif in PK Pakistan, MY Malaysia, US United States and 4 more.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Ultimately from Arabic لَطِيف (laṭīf).

Sources 6

  • DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen
  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • Muslim baby names (our 2,000 meaningful and beautiful names for boys and girls) English-Urdu with Roman
  • Wiktionary
  • A Dictionary of Muslim Names

Attested across 18 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Lâtïf counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Lâtïf is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
PK Pakistan#57≈130,000 est.≈1 in 1.8K—Latif122
ID Indonesia#319≈34,000 est.≈1 in 7.9KlistedLatif149
BD Bangladesh#173≈30,000 est.≈1 in 5.4KlistedLatif66
MY Malaysia#114≈6,400 est.≈1 in 5.1K—Latif75
EG Egypt—≈5,800 est.≈1 in 18K—Latif105
AE United Arab Emirates#186≈2,200 est.≈1 in 4.5K—Latif84
US United States—2,0111 in 165K2.5KLatif287

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Lâtïf under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Lâtïf mean, and where does it come from?
Ultimately from Arabic لَطِيف (laṭīf). Recorded by DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen and Dictionary of American Family Names and 4 other sources.
In which country does Lâtïf have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 131 thousand people named Lâtïf in Pakistan, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled latif.
How common is the name Lâtïf?
In the United States, the national register counted 2,011 people named Lâtïf in 2010, about 1 in 165 thousand residents.
How common is Lâtïf compared with other names?
In Pakistan, Lâtïf is the 57th most common surname of 51,489 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Lâtïf” — the 57th most common surname in Pakistan. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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