Sadef Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Sadef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sadef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2001:389,10723,837
Iraq521:673,4939,953
India81:95,883,173728,828
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Sadef (369) may also be a first name.

Sadef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sadef (Hindi: सदॅफ, Marathi: सादेफ) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sadef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 948,111th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Sadef reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 65 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 452,461st most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 369 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 389,107. In Turkey Sadef is most common in: Yozgat Province, where 60 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 9 percent live and Konya Province, where 6 percent live. Excluding Turkey Sadef occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 19 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shadef9179/
Sadeef9121/
Sadeaf911/
Saddef911/
Saidef911/
Seadef910/
Sadeefe833/
Shadefe832/
Sadheef832/
Shadeef831/
Sedef802,937/
Sadif80813/
Sadev8074/
Sadew8025/
Sadeb8014/
Zadef8014/
Sadjf801/
Sahadevf771/
Sadiev736,636/
Sahdev733,067/
Sadeev73396/
Satdev73116/
Shadev7393/
Saadif7383/
Sahdew7376/
Saydev7341/
Sasdev7325/
Sadeva7316/
Saidev7314/
Sadhew7313/
Shadif7312/
Shadew739/
Sadheb734/
Sadife734/
Saddif733/
Sajdev732/
Sadeeb732/
Sadeew732/
Sadiof731/
Shadeb731/
Sadiew731/
Saudev731/
Satdew731/
Scadif731/
Jadeef731/
Sodefe731/
Sadejv731/
Sodeif731/
Sodeyf731/
Sadaif731/
Sadejw731/
Sachdev6718,197/
Shadiev674,535/
Sahadev673,492/
Shahdev671,577/
Sahadew67393/
Saydiev67146/
Shadeev6793/
Saydeva6720/
Saedeaw6718/
Saediew679/
Saidiev677/
Saideva676/
Seadiew675/
Sajdeva672/
Saadiev672/
Sathdev672/
Saydeev672/
Shadeva672/
Sahadif671/
Schadev671/
Saideev671/
Saehdev671/
Sashdev671/
Shaidev671/
Shaydev671/
Shaddew671/
Shaddeb671/
Saideav671/
Saahdev671/
Shadiof671/
Seadeaw671/
Shadeaw670/

Sadef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sadef in the Hindi language
सदॅफsadepha-
Sadef in the Marathi language
सादेफsadepha-

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