Sahhaf Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Sahhaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahhaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Sahhaf Last Name Facts

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

Sahhaf is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahhaf? popularity and diffusion

Sahhaf is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Sahhaf are found; 43 percent are found in West Asia and 36 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most frequently held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 7,713,954. Besides Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 14 percent are found and Iran, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahhav831/
Shoaf734,536/
Shaof73128/
Sauaf7315/
Seaaf735/
Saaof734/
Sohaf731/
Saeaf731/
Sahyhova711/
Sayyaf67940/
Shoaff67820/
Shaouf67443/
Saaouf67409/
Schoaf67132/
Shaofe6734/
Saiyaf6730/
Saeeaf6710/
Sohhab677/
Saehaw675/
Shoafe674/
Shoafs674/
Sohaif673/
Shaoff673/
Sajjaf673/
Shohav672/
Sahoff671/
Schaof671/
Sohaff671/
Sohaaf671/
Sahajhaib671/
Soahab671/
Shoeaf671/
Shaeaf671/
Sauhof670/
Shoaaf670/

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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 Sahhaf
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