Saifi Surname
Approximately 65,647 people bear this surname
Saifi Surname User-submission:
The Saifi surname comes from the Arabic word saif, meaning 'sword'. In Arab world, the people, who used to be professional blacksmiths and were also making swords and knives, were called as-saifi, which means 'sword smith' or 'sword maker'.
Saifi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 37,866 | 1:20,257 | 1,567 |
| Algeria | 9,007 | 1:4,289 | 662 |
| Egypt | 3,508 | 1:26,207 | 2,927 |
| Iran | 3,440 | 1:22,321 | 2,834 |
| Jordan | 2,519 | 1:3,510 | 717 |
| Morocco | 2,011 | 1:17,144 | 2,613 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,709 | 1:18,055 | 2,487 |
| Pakistan | 895 | 1:199,602 | 4,888 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 571 | 1:16,046 | 1,943 |
| France | 505 | 1:131,530 | 20,095 |
| Kuwait | 405 | 1:9,384 | 1,298 |
| Palestine | 377 | 1:12,066 | 2,292 |
| Indonesia | 375 | 1:352,665 | 30,497 |
| Afghanistan | 344 | 1:93,469 | 2,494 |
| Iraq | 252 | 1:138,975 | 3,720 |
| United States | 235 | 1:1,542,378 | 104,414 |
| Qatar | 150 | 1:15,720 | 1,709 |
| Spain | 131 | 1:356,886 | 20,305 |
| Oman | 110 | 1:33,527 | 2,360 |
| Canada | 71 | 1:518,952 | 43,932 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Syria | 28 | 1:689,322 | 5,843 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Saïfi (8) are calculated separately.
Saifi (3,648) may also be a first name.
Saifi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Saifi surname comes from the Arabic word saif, meaning 'sword'. In Arab world, the people, who used to be professional blacksmiths and were also making swords and knives, were called as-saifi, which means 'sword smith' or 'sword maker'.
- maccSaifi is a caste of Muslims in India, especially in north. Their previous surname was Badai, which means 'carpenter' in Hindi.
- emransaifiSaifi Demographics
Average Male Saifi Height
173.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Saifi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saifi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saifi (Arabic: السيفي, Hindi: सैफी, Marathi: सैफी) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Saïfi. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saifi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,653rd most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 111,011 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Saifi reside; 66 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 116,934th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 3,648 people.
It is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 37,866 people, or 1 in 20,257. In India Saifi is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 66 percent reside, Delhi, where 20 percent reside and Bihar, where 4 percent reside. Other than India this last name is found in 67 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 14 percent reside and Egypt, where 5 percent reside.
Saifi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Saifi last name are 2.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.98% being registered with the party.
The amount Saifi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 9.03% less than the national average, earning R 216,168 per year; in United States they earn 48.74% more than the national average, earning $64,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.37% less than the national average, earning $46,020 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saifi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saifi in the Hindi language | ||
| सैफी | saiphi | 99.52 |
| सैफ़ी | saifi | 0.16 |
| सैफि | saiphi | 0.09 |
| शैफी | saiphi | 0.08 |
| सैफी़ | saiphi | 0.04 |
| सैफ़ी | saifi | 0.03 |
| सैुी | saiui | 0.01 |
| सैफ्ी | saiphi | 0.01 |
| Saifi in the Marathi language | ||
| सैफी | saiphi | 86.56 |
| सैिफ | saiipha | 8.33 |
| शैफी | saiphi | 0.81 |
| सॅफ़ी | sefi | 0.54 |
| सैपी | saipi | 0.54 |
| सैफ़ी | saifi | 0.27 |
| Saifi in the Arabic language | ||
| السيفي | alsyfy | - |
| سيفي | syfy | - |
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