El Saif Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Tunisia

El Saif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Saif Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen151:1,761,68612,726
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

El Saif Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Saif Come From? nationality or country of origin

El Saif occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Saif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of El Saif live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 75 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This last name is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,761,686. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Aden Governorate, where 27 percent are found, Dhamar Governorate, where 27 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 27 percent are found. Outside of Yemen it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 20 percent are found and Tunisia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Sayif9313/
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El Seif86240/
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El Safh861/
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El Sahaf80605/
El Shafe805/
El Shaib804/
El Shaff801/
El Shadf801/
El Sejaf801/
El Sab773,906/
El Sef7713/
El Jaf771/
El Saw771/
El Shaiab754/
El Shaieb751/
El Shafhe751/
El Shehaf751/
El Sawt71310/
El Hsab71275/
El Saab71213/
El Shab719/
El Zift714/
El Shajeef712/
El Sabh711/
El-Seif711/
El Souf711/
El Shaab67855/
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El Shabh67122/
El Shouf679/
El-Shaib674/
El Sayeb674/
El Zahaf674/
El Sehab671/
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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 El Saif
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