Saifi Surname

8,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jordan

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India37,8661:20,2571,567
Algeria9,0071:4,289662
Egypt3,5081:26,2072,927
Iran3,4401:22,3212,834
Jordan2,5191:3,510717
Morocco2,0111:17,1442,613
Saudi Arabia1,7091:18,0552,487
Pakistan8951:199,6024,888
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
United Arab Emirates5711:16,0461,943
France5051:131,53020,095
Kuwait4051:9,3841,298
Palestine3771:12,0662,292
Indonesia3751:352,66530,497
Afghanistan3441:93,4692,494
Iraq2521:138,9753,720
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
Qatar1501:15,7201,709
Spain1311:356,88620,305
Oman1101:33,5272,360
Canada711:518,95243,932
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
England371:1,505,89364,828
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Syria281:689,3225,843
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Finland61:916,11741,832
China61:227,886,92811,701
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Comoros11:749,524685
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

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'.

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Saifi is a caste of Muslims in India, especially in north. Their previous surname was Badai, which means 'carpenter' in Hindi.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saïfi938/
Shaifi91817/
Saifie9132/
Saiufi9129/
Saiffi9122/
Saifid9118/
Saiefi9111/
Sjaifi919/
Saifii919/
Saiafi917/
Saifih916/
Saifhi915/
Saifui915/
Saifai914/
Saifei914/
Saaifi912/
Saiyfi911/
Saifiz911/
Saiifi911/
Scaifi911/
Saifoi911/
Safi89268,287/
Sifi8918,132/
Shaiffi833/
Shaifie833/
Shaifii832/
Saifish831/
Shaiufi831/
Shaifui831/
Saifitt831/
Shajifi831/
Shaifih831/
Shaifyi831/
Saifieh831/
Shaifis831/
Shafi80545,847/
Seifi8047,172/
Safii8031,708/
Safih809,624/
Saufi804,138/
Saify803,120/
Safie802,473/
Saffi802,404/
Saafi801,923/
Saifa801,115/
Sahfi801,097/
Saife80974/
Safid80878/
Sifio80810/
Sadfi80645/
Saefi80597/
Siafi80410/
Jaifi80367/
Scafi80354/
Safiy80255/
Safis80191/
Sayfi80173/
Shifi80170/
Safio80155/
Siffi8087/
Suifi8080/
Safit8058/
Sjafi8058/
Sifis8056/
Soifi8045/
Safij8026/
Safiz8022/
Sawfi8021/
Zaifi8014/
Sidfi8014/
Seafi8012/
Satfi806/
Siefi805/
Ssafi805/
Sajfi804/
Safip804/
Saâfi804/
Sifei803/
Sifoi803/
Sasfi803/
Savfi803/
Sifie802/
Sifit801/
Sifui801/
Szafi801/
S'Afi801/
Shafie7355,675/
Shafii739,670/
Safieh735,522/
Shaffi734,917/
Shaafi734,535/
Shafio733,344/
Saifee732,678/
Saifed731,356/
Shafit731,334/
Sahafi731,185/
Shafih731,055/
Saffie73581/
Saiphi73465/
Saffih73444/
Shafiy73360/
Seifie73346/
Sjafii73338/
Siyafi73306/
Shaufi73266/
Shahfi73205/
Sayafi73189/
Saifer73174/
Shafid73148/
Shaifa73123/
Sauffi73107/
Jaifis73100/
Scaffi7378/
Sayfie7368/
Shafiz7363/
Sayfii7343/
Shafis7342/
Saufie7339/
Shaefi7336/
Schifi7334/
Shaife7333/
Shiefi7333/
Shafip7332/
Sayufi7329/
Saufii7327/
Sajofi7325/
Saiffa7321/
Safich7318/
Siffoi7315/
Saffii7315/
Suiffi7314/
Seifid7314/
Saifet7314/
Sahfie7314/
Safiey7313/
Saiffe7312/
Shafij7312/
Sattfi7312/
Safhii7311/
Safije7310/
Shifei7310/
Safiea7310/
Schafi739/
Shapfi738/
Sijafi738/
Shjafi736/
Zaifis736/
Shoifi736/
Sahfii736/
Caiffi736/
Sayffi736/
Safish735/
Sahffi735/
Sayife735/
Saafie735/
Saufih734/
Sajafi734/
Zaifie734/
Saifha734/
Safi'e734/
Shawfi734/
Sayifa733/
Sifois733/
Sheifi733/
Sshafi733/
Siaffi733/
Siuyfi733/
Saddfi733/
Saifey733/
Sashfi733/
Safihe733/
Sa'fie733/
Shiffi732/
Sjafie732/
Seifei732/
Saafiy732/
Sajifa732/
Saaffi732/
Chaifi732/
Siffie732/
Shaify732/
Shifit732/
Shiofi732/
Saaife732/
Safisz732/
Cajifi732/
Saffid732/
Sayefi732/
Saifaa731/
Saifeh731/
Saiffy731/
Saifuj731/
Saiify731/
Saufit731/
Sasfii731/
Hsafie731/
Shsafi731/
Siafie731/
Siefie731/
Sifitt731/
Sehafi731/
Seifit731/
Sheafi731/
Suifei731/
Soyafi731/
Suiàfi731/
Sayofi731/
Shifii731/
Hsafii731/
Saffio731/
Sahfih731/
Jaaifi731/
Zaiifi731/
Shasfi731/
Siddfi731/
Sieffi731/
Siahfi731/
Sahufi731/
Saifea731/
Saaifa731/
Saeffi731/
Saffit731/
Sathfi731/
Sayyfi731/
Sejafi731/
Siyofi731/
Siffih731/
Seyifi731/
Saadfi731/
Saffiy731/
Saafii731/
Saafit731/
Zaifoi731/
Jaifai731/
Jaiafi731/
Shifie730/
Sifa6791,085/
Safa6745,280/
Safy678,784/
Safe674,291/
Sefi674,143/
Shaffie672,061/
Sife671,438/
Jafi671,190/
Cafi67884/
Shafiey67354/
Zafi67348/
Sify67314/
Shafieh67284/
Shaifer67256/
Sáfi6793/
Gifi6773/
Shayafi6764/
Xafi6763/
Xifi6753/
Shaffii6742/
Šafi6731/
Chaifai6727/
Saufist6723/
Shaiphi6720/
Shauffi6718/
Shaffih6716/
Sahaifa6716/
Jifi6715/
Shafiea6715/
Shaifee6714/
Shahfie6714/
Scaiefe6712/
Schifis6712/
Shaafie6711/
Schifio678/
Saiffer676/
Shahafi676/
Cifi676/
Zifi676/
Schaffi676/
Syiafii675/
Saiphai675/
Sahafie675/
Shaufie675/
Sauffie675/
Saffihe675/
Shaffiy674/
Saffitt673/
Saiffee673/
Shahfii673/
Syfi673/
Schiffi672/
Schaife672/
Seafish672/
Shaafii672/
Schafie672/
Sahaffi672/
Saiphui672/
Shasfid672/
Shahfiz672/
Shafi'e672/
Saiphij671/
Saiphit671/
Saifeer671/
Schifiz671/
Shifich671/
Shaiffe671/
Shaafiz671/
Shayifa671/
Shafipp671/
Shahfij671/
Shaffit671/
Seifeit671/
Siaffie671/
Sayefie671/
Şafi671/
Shahfih671/
Zaifait671/
Shafiej671/
Shafijd671/
Shaffij671/
Shehafi671/
Shojafi671/
Saiffet671/
Sahafih671/
Safj671/
Safı671/
Sayoofi671/
Sayaffi671/
Sayoufi671/
Sahffie671/
Saffiey671/
Shaffid671/
Shafioh671/
Shafizs671/
Shahfip671/
Shapfie671/
Siffitt670/
Seifist670/
Shiffie670/

Saifi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saifi in the Hindi language
सैफीsaiphi99.52
सैफ़ीsaifi0.16
सैफिsaiphi0.09
शैफीsaiphi0.08
सैफी़saiphi0.04
सैफ़ीsaifi0.03
सैुीsaiui0.01
सैफ्ीsaiphi0.01
Saifi in the Marathi language
सैफीsaiphi86.56
सैिफsaiipha8.33
शैफीsaiphi0.81
सॅफ़ीsefi0.54
सैपीsaipi0.54
सैफ़ीsaifi0.27
Saifi in the Arabic language
السيفيalsyfy-
سيفيsyfy-

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