Al Saqqaf Surname
Approximately 45,738 people bear this surname
Al Saqqaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 45,558 | 1:580 | 74 |
| Kuwait | 125 | 1:30,406 | 3,898 |
| Jordan | 27 | 1:327,498 | 11,460 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Al Saqqaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Saqqaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Saqqaf is most common in Yemen. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Saqqaf? popularity and diffusion
Al Saqqaf is the 12,284th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 159,332 people. Al Saqqaf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Saqqaf are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname Al Saqqaf is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 45,558 people, or 1 in 580. In Yemen it is most common in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 20 percent are found, Taiz Governorate, where 11 percent are found and Ibb Governorate, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Yemen this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 0 percent are found and Jordan, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Saqqaff | 95 | 1 | / |
| Al Saqaf | 94 | 4 | / |
| Al-Saqqaf | 89 | 391 | / |
| Al Sakaf | 82 | 4,321 | / |
| Al-Saqaf | 82 | 11 | / |
| Al Saqab | 82 | 7 | / |
| Al Sakkaf | 78 | 303 | / |
| Al Shaqab | 78 | 8 | / |
| Al Shakaf | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Saquaf | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sakaf | 71 | 15 | / |
| Al-Sakkaf | 67 | 571 | / |
| Al-Sakaff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Al-Shaqab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Shakab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Shakhab | 63 | 4 | / |
| Al Shakhof | 63 | 2 | / |
| Al-Sakab | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al Zakab | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al Zakhof | 56 | 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 Saqqaf
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