Sahif Surname
Approximately 958 people bear this surname
Sahif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Yemen | 192 | 1:137,632 | 7,148 |
| Iraq | 121 | 1:289,435 | 5,881 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sahif (164) may also be a first name.
Sahif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahif (Bengali: সহিফ, Hindi: सहीफ, Marathi: सािहफ़) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahif? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 374,029th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,607,042 people. The surname Sahif is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Sahif reside; 64 percent reside in North Africa and 64 percent reside in Mahgreb. Sahif is also the 715,247th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 164 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is carried by 613 people, or 1 in 56,242. Beside Morocco Sahif is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 20 percent live and Iraq, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahif | 91 | 161 | / |
| Sahiff | 91 | 0 | / |
| Shahiff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saheief | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sahiv | 80 | 1,134 | / |
| Cahif | 80 | 12 | / |
| Saeif | 80 | 11 | / |
| Sahef | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sohif | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sa'if | 80 | 4 | / |
| Soaif | 80 | 3 | / |
| Seaif | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sahiev | 73 | 76 | / |
| Shohif | 73 | 31 | / |
| Shahiv | 73 | 24 | / |
| Sahuiv | 73 | 16 | / |
| Shaeif | 73 | 7 | / |
| Shoaif | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zahidf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Chahif | 73 | 4 | / |
| Saehiw | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sohaif | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shoeif | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sahivd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sayief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sehiff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ssahib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sohiff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sahiph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cahiff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Saef | 67 | 1,571 | / |
| Shahiev | 67 | 25 | / |
| Schuijf | 67 | 17 | / |
| Shaeiff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soahaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaheft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahiph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaeeif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saihiev | 67 | 1 | / |
Sahif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahif in the Hindi language | ||
| सहीफ | sahipha | 70.59 |
| साहिफ | sahipha | 17.65 |
| साहीफ़ | sahifa | 5.88 |
| सहिफया | sahiphaya | 5.88 |
| Sahif in the Bengali language | ||
| সহিফ | sahipha | 50 |
| সাহিফ | sahipha | 50 |
| Sahif in the Marathi language | ||
| सािहफ़ | saihafa | 33.33 |
| शहाबुि | sahabui | 33.33 |
| असाहीफ | asahipha | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Sahif
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