Al Salaf Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Al Salaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 243 | 1:108,746 | 6,360 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Al Salaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Salaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Salaf occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Salaf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,032,007th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname Al Salaf is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Salaf reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 108,746. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Dhamar Governorate, where 79 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 20 percent reside and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Besides Yemen it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shalaf | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Jalaf | 88 | 1,737 | / |
| Al Zalaf | 88 | 592 | / |
| Al-Salaf | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Zahlaf | 82 | 189 | / |
| Al Jallaf | 82 | 9 | / |
| Al Jalafz | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Shalab | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Salhouf | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Salab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Jalouf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al-Jallaf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al-Sallab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Zaalab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Sahloub | 67 | 96 | / |
| Al Shalhoub | 63 | 30 | / |
| Al-Zalab | 63 | 2 | / |
| Al-Zahlof | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shalhoub | 53 | 836 | / |
| Al-Shalhoob | 53 | 4 | / |
| Al-Zolof | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Salaf
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