Saf Surname
Approximately 50,983 people bear this surname
Saf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 39,860 | 1:119 | 33 |
| Pakistan | 2,091 | 1:85,435 | 2,881 |
| Algeria | 2,025 | 1:19,077 | 3,496 |
| Egypt | 1,495 | 1:61,495 | 5,792 |
| Turkey | 1,169 | 1:66,571 | 6,265 |
| Morocco | 1,056 | 1:32,648 | 5,235 |
| Iraq | 582 | 1:60,175 | 2,217 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Cameroon | 368 | 1:56,438 | 7,285 |
| Russia | 325 | 1:443,456 | 41,944 |
| Iran | 296 | 1:259,400 | 19,346 |
| India | 170 | 1:4,512,149 | 117,295 |
| Vietnam | 169 | 1:548,202 | 1,507 |
| France | 144 | 1:461,269 | 65,815 |
| United States | 129 | 1:2,809,759 | 166,838 |
| Indonesia | 119 | 1:1,111,338 | 79,949 |
| Afghanistan | 111 | 1:289,668 | 4,660 |
| Malaysia | 69 | 1:427,453 | 22,065 |
| Mauritania | 62 | 1:66,046 | 4,544 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Belarus | 22 | 1:431,866 | 42,756 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Azerbaijan | 15 | 1:643,275 | 11,348 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Tajikistan | 13 | 1:645,130 | 4,278 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Armenia | 8 | 1:366,272 | 7,804 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Šaf (26) are calculated separately.
Saf (5,200) may also be a first name.
Saf Demographics
Saf Political Affiliation
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Saf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saf (Arabic: عسّف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻒ, Hindi: सफ, Russian: Саф) is most common in Eritrea. It can be found as: Šaf. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saf? popularity and diffusion
Saf is the 11,010th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 142,941 people. The surname Saf is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Saf live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 93,886th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 5,200 people.
The last name Saf is most commonly held in Eritrea, where it is borne by 39,860 people, or 1 in 119. Not including Eritrea this last name is found in 76 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 4 percent live and Algeria, where 4 percent live.
Saf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence 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 adherence of those bearing the Saf surname is principally Muslim (80%) in Russia and Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Saf last name are 21.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68% registered with the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šaf | 89 | 26 | / |
| Saif | 86 | 291,498 | / |
| Safe | 86 | 4,291 | / |
| Saaf | 86 | 2,343 | / |
| Siaf | 86 | 2,152 | / |
| Saft | 86 | 2,077 | / |
| Seaf | 86 | 1,704 | / |
| Shaf | 86 | 1,511 | / |
| Sayf | 86 | 754 | / |
| Sauf | 86 | 358 | / |
| Saff | 86 | 344 | / |
| Sjaf | 86 | 260 | / |
| Safh | 86 | 210 | / |
| Sadf | 86 | 176 | / |
| Scaf | 86 | 168 | / |
| Szaf | 86 | 83 | / |
| Sahf | 86 | 72 | / |
| Safz | 86 | 47 | / |
| Sapf | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ssaf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sajf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Saïf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Safs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zsaf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sawf | 86 | 2 | / |
| S'Af | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jsaf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safı | 86 | 1 | / |
| Satf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sgaf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xsaf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shaif | 75 | 11,456 | / |
| Shafe | 75 | 3,908 | / |
| Scaff | 75 | 1,558 | / |
| Shaaf | 75 | 1,414 | / |
| Shaff | 75 | 1,322 | / |
| Sahaf | 75 | 1,073 | / |
| Safth | 75 | 984 | / |
| Saife | 75 | 974 | / |
| Schaf | 75 | 851 | / |
| Shaft | 75 | 671 | / |
| Sheaf | 75 | 517 | / |
| Shahf | 75 | 452 | / |
| Saffe | 75 | 427 | / |
| Shauf | 75 | 308 | / |
| Saaif | 75 | 199 | / |
| Saiff | 75 | 139 | / |
| Sauff | 75 | 131 | / |
| Sahfh | 75 | 97 | / |
| Shadf | 75 | 69 | / |
| Saufe | 75 | 51 | / |
| Safft | 75 | 42 | / |
| Safhh | 75 | 39 | / |
| Saaaf | 75 | 29 | / |
| Szaif | 75 | 20 | / |
| Safsh | 75 | 18 | / |
| Siaff | 75 | 16 | / |
| Scaaf | 75 | 15 | / |
| Sahuf | 75 | 14 | / |
| Saafe | 75 | 12 | / |
| Sayfe | 75 | 11 | / |
| Shawf | 75 | 8 | / |
| Shafz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Shafh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Szaff | 75 | 7 | / |
| Saifz | 75 | 7 | / |
| Saidf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Seafe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Siaaf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Shafs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Saadf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sadfs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Safhe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Saufh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sauft | 75 | 2 | / |
| Saitf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sachf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sadfe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shgaf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shazf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shasf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Scaif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saffs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Satfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Satff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scauf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saydf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jshaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shatf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saavf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sattf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saudf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sazfs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sasdf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saafh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shhaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zsazf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsasf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shapf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Seaff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Saw | 67 | 963,661 | / |
| Sav | 67 | 120,602 | / |
| Sab | 67 | 35,403 | / |
| Schaaf | 67 | 26,035 | / |
| Schaff | 67 | 6,205 | / |
| Schauf | 67 | 2,228 | / |
| Caf | 67 | 1,674 | / |
| Jaf | 67 | 1,644 | / |
| Sof | 67 | 1,102 | / |
| Shahaf | 67 | 1,083 | / |
| Sheaff | 67 | 554 | / |
| Shaffe | 67 | 386 | / |
| Zaf | 67 | 333 | / |
| Sheafe | 67 | 153 | / |
| Szaiff | 67 | 88 | / |
| Shahft | 67 | 76 | / |
| Scaiff | 67 | 50 | / |
| Shaife | 67 | 33 | / |
| Scheaf | 67 | 26 | / |
| Schapf | 67 | 25 | / |
| Shaiff | 67 | 13 | / |
| Saiffe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Schaáf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Shafft | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shauff | 67 | 7 | / |
| Xaf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sheaft | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shaufe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shaaif | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shaifh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Scauff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Safova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sauffs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schawf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sadpff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schafs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saaife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sauffe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sachfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saiphf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saifeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scahff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaifs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaafs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaftt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahaaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayfeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schasf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scaaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sadffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayfhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sa'aif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safhth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shavfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sceafe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Saaffe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shaffs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schaif | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seaffe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shapff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shapfe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sheafs | 67 | 0 | / |
Saf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻒ | alsf | - |
| Saf in the Hindi language | ||
| सफ | sapha | 56.76 |
| साफ | sapha | 40.54 |
| साफ़ | safa | 2.7 |
| Saf in the Russian language | ||
| Саф | saf | - |
| Saf in the Arabic language | ||
| عسّف | sf | - |
| صاف | saf | - |
| سف | sf | - |
| صف | sf | - |
| صفع | sf | - |
| عصاف | saf | - |
| ساف | saf | - |
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Footnotes
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