Sadaf Surname
Approximately 16,424 people bear this surname
Sadaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 11,326 | 1:15,773 | 1,016 |
| Bangladesh | 2,523 | 1:63,162 | 3,192 |
| India | 1,710 | 1:448,576 | 23,173 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Iran | 121 | 1:634,566 | 34,558 |
| United Arab Emirates | 110 | 1:83,293 | 7,578 |
| England | 93 | 1:599,119 | 35,891 |
| Afghanistan | 81 | 1:396,953 | 5,585 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Sadaf (186,676) may also be a first name.
Sadaf Demographics
Average Sadaf Salary in
United States
$37,052 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Sadaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sadaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sadaf (Arabic: صادف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺪﺍﻑ, Hindi: सदफ, Marathi: सदफ, Oriya: ସଦଫ) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sadaf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 32,422nd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 443,713 people. The last name Sadaf occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sadaf reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 5,623rd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 186,676 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 11,326 people, or 1 in 15,773. In Pakistan Sadaf is most numerous in: Punjab, where 56 percent reside, Sindh, where 30 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 8 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 15 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
Sadaf Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Sadaf earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.13% less than the national average, earning $37,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning $48,112 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sadaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sadaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﺪﺍﻑ | sdaf | - |
| Sadaf in the Hindi language | ||
| सदफ | sadapha | 96.43 |
| सदफ़ | sadafa | 0.57 |
| सदक | sadaka | 0.04 |
| सदफ़ | sadafa | 0.02 |
| सडफ़ | sadafa | 0.02 |
| Sadaf in the Marathi language | ||
| सदफ | sadapha | 67.33 |
| सदाफ | sadapha | 22.6 |
| सदफ़ | sadafa | 2.17 |
| सदाफ़ | sadafa | 1.23 |
| सदक | sadaka | 0.41 |
| सादाफ़ | sadafa | 0.23 |
| सदाक | sadaka | 0.18 |
| लडाफ़ | ladafa | 0.12 |
| सादफ़ | sadafa | 0.12 |
| सदाब | sadaba | 0.12 |
| शादाब | sadaba | 0.12 |
| सदब | sadaba | 0.12 |
| सदप | sadapa | 0.06 |
| असद | asada | 0.06 |
| सडप | sadapa | 0.06 |
| सदा | sada | 0.06 |
| सदम | sadama | 0.06 |
| आसाद | asada | 0.06 |
| सडाक | sadaka | 0.06 |
| शदाब | sadaba | 0.06 |
| आदम | adama | 0.06 |
| Sadaf in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଦଫ | sadapha | 41.67 |
| ସାଦଫ | sadapha | 13.89 |
| ସାଦାଫ | sadapha | 13.89 |
| ସଦଫ୍ | sadaph | 8.33 |
| ସଦାଫ | sadapha | 8.33 |
| ସଦାବ | sadaba | 2.78 |
| ଶଦାଫ | sadapha | 2.78 |
| ମଦଫ | madapha | 2.78 |
| ସାଦାଫ୍ | sadaph | 2.78 |
| ସଦାପଂ | sadapam | 2.78 |
| Sadaf in the Arabic language | ||
| صادف | sadf | - |
| صدف | sdf | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sadaf
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis