Al-Sahaf Surname
Approximately 223 people bear this surname
Al-Sahaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Al-Sahaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Sahaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al-Sahaf is most common in Saudi Arabia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Sahaf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,098,270th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Al-Sahaf are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 93 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Al-Sahaf is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Not including Saudi Arabia it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Bahrain, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sahaf | 88 | 9 | / |
| Al-Shatf | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shafe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sahfe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shaif | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al-Saf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al Shahaf | 82 | 16 | / |
| Al-Shahab | 82 | 11 | / |
| Al-Saif | 80 | 5,052 | / |
| Al-Saab | 80 | 521 | / |
| Al-Jaaf | 80 | 9 | / |
| Al-Safe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Al-Shab | 80 | 4 | / |
| Al-Saff | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al-Safh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Saaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zaaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Seaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Jahaf | 75 | 120 | / |
| Al-Shaab | 75 | 101 | / |
| Al Shaif | 75 | 82 | / |
| Al Zahaf | 75 | 50 | / |
| Al-Shaib | 75 | 13 | / |
| Al Shaff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al-Sayfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zahab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shabh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Jaf | 71 | 132 | / |
| Al Shahab | 71 | 21 | / |
| Al-Saw | 71 | 9 | / |
| Al-Sab | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al Saf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Chahaf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Saif | 67 | 4,595 | / |
| Al Saab | 67 | 514 | / |
| Al Jaaf | 67 | 166 | / |
| Al-Jaff | 67 | 64 | / |
| Al Shab | 67 | 9 | / |
| Al-Soof | 67 | 7 | / |
| Al-Seif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al-Saib | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al Shaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al Shahaab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Djaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Saff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Shaheef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Sahb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Sayf | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Al-Sahaf
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