Saff Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Saff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Mauritania341:120,4377,101
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Saff (90) may also be a first name.

Saff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saff (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻒ) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 811,192nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. Saff occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Saff reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,005,046th most widespread first name globally It is held by 90 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 1,991,533. In The United States Saff is most prevalent in: New York, where 31 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent live and Mauritania, where 10 percent live.

Saff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Saff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Saff last name expanded 506 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Saff surname are 7.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Saff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 205.5% more than the national average, earning R 725,976 per year and in United States they earn 29.63% more than the national average, earning $55,933 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scaff891,558/
Shaff891,322/
Saffe89427/
Saiff89139/
Sauff89131/
Safft8942/
Siaff8916/
Szaff897/
Saffs891/
Satff891/
Seaff890/
Saf8650,983/
Schaff806,205/
Sheaff80554/
Shaffe80386/
Szaiff8088/
Scaiff8050/
Shaiff8013/
Saiffe8012/
Shafft808/
Shauff807/
Scauff803/
Sauffs802/
Sadpff802/
Sauffe802/
Sayffe801/
Scahff801/
Shaaff801/
Scaaff801/
Sadffe801/
Saaffe800/
Shaffs800/
Seaffe800/
Shapff800/
Saif75291,498/
Safe754,291/
Jaff754,088/
Saaf752,343/
Siaf752,152/
Saft752,077/
Seaf751,704/
Shaf751,511/
Sayf75754/
Sauf75358/
Soff75331/
Sjaf75260/
Zaff75250/
Safh75210/
Sadf75176/
Scaf75168/
Caff7593/
Szaf7583/
Sahf7572/
Safz7547/
Sapf755/
Ssaf753/
Sajf753/
Saïf752/
Safs752/
Zsaf752/
Sawf752/
S'Af751/
Jsaf751/
Safı751/
Satf751/
Safp751/
Sgaf751/
Xsaf751/
Schauff73998/
Schaaff73760/
Schafft73468/
Sheaffe73138/
Schaiff7324/
Saffova7314/
Schaffs732/
Shaiffe731/
Shahaff731/
Scheaff730/
Jaffe6711,728/
Shaif6711,456/
Shafe673,908/
Shoff672,047/
Shaaf671,414/
Soffe671,170/
Sahaf671,073/
Safth67984/
Saife67974/
Schaf67851/
Shaft67671/
Sheaf67517/
Shahf67452/
Shauf67308/
Seiff67277/
Chaff67240/
Saaif67199/
Zafft67191/
Sahfh6797/
Zaffe6779/
Shadf6769/
Zapff6760/
Saufe6751/
Schaaffe6750/
Sgoff6748/
Safhh6739/
Saaaf6729/
Cauff6727/
Szoff6726/
Zaiff6724/
Seyff6721/
Szaif6720/
Giaff6718/
Safsh6718/
Scaaf6715/
Sahuf6714/
Seuff6713/
Saafe6712/
Sayfe6711/
Shawf678/
Sioff678/
Shafz678/
Shafh677/
Saifz677/
Saidf676/
Seafe675/
Siaaf675/
Shafs674/
Saadf674/
Sadfs673/
Safhe673/
Saufh673/
Jaffs672/
Jauff672/
Sauft672/
Saitf672/
Sachf672/
Sadfe672/
Shgaf672/
Shazf672/
Shasf672/
Jaaff672/
Scaif671/
Scoff671/
Satfe671/
Scauf671/
Schauffe671/
Saydf671/
Suoff671/
Jshaf671/
Soiff671/
Shatf671/
Saavf671/
Djaff671/
Sattf671/
Saudf671/
Sazfs671/
Sasdf671/
Saafh671/
Shhaf671/
Zsazf671/
Zazff671/
Jafft671/
Hsasf671/
Shapf670/
Scheaffe670/
Sofft670/

Saff Name Transliterations

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

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