Saaf Surname

181,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Saaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,3971:24,6793,885
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Afghanistan1991:161,5743,349
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Tunisia111:55,5117,191
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Saaf (715) may also be a first name.

Saaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻒ) is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 181,616th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,110,348 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Saaf live; 68 percent live in North Africa and 60 percent live in Mahgreb. Saaf is also the 308,804th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 715 people.

Saaf is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 1,397 people, or 1 in 24,679. Apart from Morocco Saaf occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 8 percent are found.

Saaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Saaf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Saaf surname expanded 1,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Saaf last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Saaf earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning $41,588 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaaf891,414/
Sahaf891,073/
Saaif89199/
Saaaf8929/
Scaaf8915/
Saafe8912/
Siaaf895/
Saadf894/
Saavf891/
Saafh891/
Saf8650,983/
Schaaf8026,035/
Shahaf801,083/
Shaaif803/
Saaife802/
Shaaff801/
Shaafs801/
Sahaaf801/
Scaaff801/
Sa'aif801/
Shaafe801/
Saaffe800/
Saif75291,498/
Saab7538,373/
Safe754,291/
Zaaf752,665/
Siaf752,152/
Saft752,077/
Saaw751,743/
Seaf751,704/
Shaf751,511/
Saav75810/
Sayf75754/
Sauf75358/
Saff75344/
Sjaf75260/
Safh75210/
Sadf75176/
Scaf75168/
Jaaf75122/
Szaf7583/
Sahf7572/
Safz7547/
Sapf755/
Ssaf753/
Sajf753/
Saïf752/
Caaf752/
Safs752/
Zsaf752/
Sawf752/
S'Af751/
Jsaf751/
Safı751/
Satf751/
Safp751/
Sgaf751/
Xsaf751/
Schaaff73760/
Schaafs73117/
Schaafe737/
Schahaf736/
Shahaff731/
Shaif6711,456/
Shafe673,908/
Scaff671,558/
Sahav671,401/
Shaab671,395/
Shaff671,322/
Safth67984/
Saife67974/
Schaf67851/
Shaft67671/
Sheaf67517/
Shahf67452/
Saffe67427/
Shauf67308/
Saaib67163/
Saiff67139/
Sauff67131/
Sahaw67118/
Sahfh6797/
Shadf6769/
Saufe6751/
Schaaffe6750/
Safft6742/
Safhh6739/
Shaaw6726/
Chaaf6725/
Szaif6720/
Saahb6720/
Safsh6718/
Siaff6716/
Sahuf6714/
Sayfe6711/
Sa'ab678/
Shawf678/
Shafz678/
ShaaAfsh678/
Saavt677/
Shafh677/
Szaff677/
Saabh677/
Saifz677/
Saidf676/
Ja'af676/
Seafe675/
Zaaaf675/
Saahw675/
Shafs674/
Saaiv673/
Sadfs673/
Safhe673/
Saufh673/
Sauft672/
Saitf672/
Sachf672/
Sadfe672/
Shgaf672/
Shazf672/
Shasf672/
Jaaff672/
Scaif671/
Saffs671/
Saahv671/
Satfe671/
Satff671/
Scauf671/
Saydf671/
Shaav671/
Zaafe671/
Ziaaf671/
Jshaf671/
Shatf671/
Sattf671/
Saudf671/
Sazfs671/
Sasdf671/
Saaab671/
Shhaf671/
Zxaaf671/
Zsazf671/
Hsasf671/
Shapf670/
Seaff670/

Saaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﻒalsf-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saaf
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