Al Sayaf Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Al Sayaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Sayaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Sayaf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Sayaf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al Sayaf is found in The United Arab Emirates more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Al Sayaf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Sayaf? popularity and diffusion

Al Sayaf is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Al Sayaf is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Sayaf are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most prevalent in The United Arab Emirates, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,581,136. Besides The United Arab Emirates this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Yemen, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Sayf931/
Al Sayab8863/
Al Shayab829,154/
Al Shayef826,660/
Al Shajaf82145/
Al Shayif821/
Al Saif804,595/
Al Shaif7582/
Al Sayeb7515/
Al Saaib7514/
Al Saife753/
Al Zayef752/
Al-Sayfe751/
Al-Sayab751/
Al Siyof751/
Al Shayb751/
Al Shayeb716,766/
Al Shehaf7188/
Al Shajab716/
Al Shiyab712/
Al Sheyab712/
Al-Shayab712/
Al Shayib711/
Al-Shayef711/
Al-Saif675,052/
Al Seif671,288/
Al Jaif675/
Al Saib672/
Al Zaif671/
Al-Seaf671/
Al Shaheef671/

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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 Sayaf
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