Al Shahaf Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Al Shahaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Al Shahaf Demographics
Al Shahaf Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Shahaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shahaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Shahaf occurs most in Syria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shahaf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shahaf are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Levant.
This last name is most frequent in Syria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,754,638. In Syria it is most prevalent in: Damascus Governorate, where 82 percent reside and Homs Governorate, where 9 percent reside. Not including Syria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 13 percent reside and Jordan, where 6 percent reside.
Al Shahaf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Al Shahaf surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sahaf | 94 | 9 | / |
| Al Shaaf | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Shahab | 89 | 21 | / |
| Al Chahaf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Saaf | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Shahaab | 84 | 2 | / |
| Al Shaheef | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaab | 82 | 259 | / |
| Al-Sahaf | 82 | 223 | / |
| Al Shawh | 82 | 200 | / |
| Al Shaif | 82 | 82 | / |
| Al Zahaf | 82 | 50 | / |
| Al Shaff | 82 | 2 | / |
| Al Saf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shahab | 78 | 11 | / |
| Al Saif | 75 | 4,595 | / |
| Al Saab | 75 | 514 | / |
| Al Shab | 75 | 9 | / |
| Al Shaw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Al Saff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al Sayf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Sahb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaheib | 74 | 8 | / |
| Al Shaib | 71 | 179 | / |
| Al-Shaab | 71 | 101 | / |
| Al Saaib | 71 | 14 | / |
| Al Saife | 71 | 3 | / |
| Al-Shatf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shafe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sahfe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shabh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Shayb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shaif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Zaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Sab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Saf | 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 Shahaf
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