Al Sahaf Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Al Sahaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Al Sahaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Sahaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Sahaf is found most in The United Arab Emirates. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sahaf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Al Sahaf are found; 44 percent are found in West Asia and 44 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most widespread in The United Arab Emirates, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,581,136. Excluding The United Arab Emirates it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Bahrain, where 11 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shahaf | 94 | 16 | / |
| Al Saaf | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sahaf | 88 | 223 | / |
| Al Jahaf | 88 | 120 | / |
| Al Shaif | 88 | 82 | / |
| Al Zahaf | 88 | 50 | / |
| Al Shaff | 88 | 2 | / |
| Al Shaaf | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Saf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al Shahab | 82 | 21 | / |
| Al Chahaf | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Saif | 80 | 4,595 | / |
| Al Saab | 80 | 514 | / |
| Al Jaaf | 80 | 166 | / |
| Al Shab | 80 | 9 | / |
| Al Shaw | 80 | 4 | / |
| Al Saff | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al Sayf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Sahb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Shahaab | 78 | 2 | / |
| Al Shaheef | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaab | 75 | 259 | / |
| Al Shawh | 75 | 200 | / |
| Al Shaib | 75 | 179 | / |
| Al Saaib | 75 | 14 | / |
| Al Saife | 75 | 3 | / |
| Al-Shaif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shatf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shafe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sahfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Shayb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Jaf | 71 | 56 | / |
| Al-Shahab | 71 | 11 | / |
| Al Zaf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al-Saf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Sab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Saif | 67 | 5,052 | / |
| Al Seif | 67 | 1,288 | / |
| Al Sobh | 67 | 625 | / |
| Al-Saab | 67 | 521 | / |
| Al Jaff | 67 | 52 | / |
| Al-Jaaf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Al Shaheib | 67 | 8 | / |
| Al-Safe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Al Jaif | 67 | 5 | / |
| Al-Shab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al Saib | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Saff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Safh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zaaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Jafz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Seaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Jawh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Zaif | 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
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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 Al Sahaf
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