Sadaf Forename
5,623rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 186,676 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan
Sadaf Forename User-submission:
(Persian, Arabic) The name Sadaf means 'mother of pearl' or 'seashell'.
Sadaf Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 100% | 146,717 | 1:1,325 | 249 |
| India | 95% | 12,935 | 1:93,922 | 11,512 |
| Afghanistan | 99% | 12,864 | 1:2,536 | 429 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 3,849 | 1:41,429 | 3,785 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 2,506 | 1:12,296 | 1,751 |
| United States | 100% | 1,359 | 1:266,767 | 8,641 |
| England | 65% | 1,280 | 1:43,440 | 2,161 |
| Azerbaijan | 96% | 1,027 | 1:9,389 | 1,232 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 972 | 1:8,616 | 991 |
| Oman | 100% | 712 | 1:5,771 | 777 |
| Canada | 100% | 614 | 1:53,963 | 3,463 |
| Qatar | 100% | 447 | 1:5,301 | 859 |
| Bahrain | - | 207 | 1:6,515 | 1,046 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 160 | 1:105,638 | 5,343 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 156 | 1:45,846 | 4,208 |
| Sweden | 100% | 115 | 1:85,721 | 3,859 |
| Kuwait | - | 95 | 1:39,845 | 3,619 |
| Germany | 100% | 62 | 1:1,559,321 | 10,087 |
| Spain | 100% | 60 | 1:775,499 | 7,772 |
| Denmark | - | 57 | 1:99,114 | 2,869 |
| Norway | 90% | 54 | 1:95,043 | 3,127 |
| Scotland | 57% | 51 | 1:104,909 | 2,453 |
| Malaysia | 81% | 45 | 1:676,665 | 26,854 |
| Australia | - | 40 | 1:341,441 | 6,496 |
| Iraq | 100% | 34 | 1:1,029,937 | 8,327 |
| Thailand | 84% | 33 | 1:2,123,206 | 57,616 |
| Russia | 94% | 22 | 1:6,556,077 | 28,980 |
| Iran | - | 21 | 1:3,737,946 | 16,749 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| France | 100% | 13 | 1:5,113,103 | 20,531 |
| Armenia | 100% | 13 | 1:224,519 | 3,838 |
| Belgium | 100% | 12 | 1:957,503 | 11,814 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 9 | 1:3,420,716 | 8,576 |
| China | - | 7 | 1:195,150,826 | 73,144 |
| South Africa | 100% | 6 | 1:9,088,775 | 152,087 |
| Belarus | 100% | 6 | 1:1,580,397 | 7,457 |
| Turkey | 100% | 6 | 1:12,966,952 | 37,072 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 5 | 1:1,194,655 | 24,199 |
| Brazil | - | 5 | 1:42,847,231 | 319,361 |
| Singapore | 100% | 5 | 1:1,257,411 | 16,611 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Wales | 100% | 4 | 1:773,577 | 8,486 |
| Somalia | - | 4 | 1:3,381,467 | 5,208 |
| Indonesia | - | 4 | 1:64,490,917 | 960,943 |
| Italy | 77% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Libya | - | 4 | 1:1,555,327 | 1,779 |
| Austria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Jordan | 88% | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| DR Congo | - | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Egypt | 100% | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Philippines | - | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
The alternate forms: Šãdãf (1) are calculated separately.
Sadaf (16,424) may also be a surname.
Sadaf Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Persian, Arabic) The name Sadaf means 'mother of pearl' or 'seashell'.
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Sadaf Demographics
Sadaf Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sample size: 2 (2014)
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Phonetically Similar Names
Sadaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sadaf in the Russian language | ||
| Садаф | sadaf | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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