Sahariff Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Sahariff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sahariff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahariff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sahariff is found most in Malaysia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahariff? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sahariff is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Sahariff is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Sahariff reside; 53 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Penang, where 75 percent live, Kelantan, where 13 percent live and Selangor, where 13 percent live. Beside Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent live.
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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
- 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 Sahariff
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