Saheef Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Saheef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saheef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Saheef (155) may also be a first name.

Saheef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saheef is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saheef? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saheef is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Saheef is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Saheef reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 738,219th most common first name world-wide, borne by 155 people.

The surname Saheef is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,240,353. In Pakistan Saheef is most prevalent in: Islamabad Capital Territory, where 36 percent reside, Punjab, where 36 percent reside and Sindh, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Iraq, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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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 Saheef
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