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Where Does The Last Name Saf Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Saf (Arabic: عسّف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻒ, Hindi: सफ, Russian: Саф) is borne by more people in Eritrea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Šaf. For other possible spellings of Saf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saf? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 11,010^th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 142,941 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Saf reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 93,886^th most frequent first name globally It is held by 5,200 people.

Saf is most commonly held in Eritrea, where it is held by 39,860 people, or 1 in 119. Besides Eritrea this surname occurs in 76 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 4 percent reside and Algeria, where 4 percent reside.

Saf Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Saf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 860 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saf Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Muslim (80%) in Russia and Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Saf surname are 21.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68% being registered to vote for the political party.

Saf earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.26% less than the national average, earning $42,605 USD per year.