Saify Surname

142,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Saify Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saify Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,6091:476,73424,293
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates1271:72,1446,726
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Pakistan741:2,414,10721,426
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Qatar221:107,18211,536
England201:2,785,90397,972
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Saïfy (1) are calculated separately.

Saify (529) may also be a first name.

Saify Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saify (Hindi: सैफी, Marathi: शाई) occurs most in India. It can also be found in the variant forms: Saïfy. Click here for other possible spellings of Saify.

How Common Is The Last Name Saify? popularity and diffusion

The last name Saify is the 142,598th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,335,752 people. The surname Saify occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Saify are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 366,789th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 529 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 1,609 people, or 1 in 476,734. In India Saify is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 71 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 9 percent live and Delhi, where 5 percent live. Other than India this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 17 percent live and Egypt, where 10 percent live.

Saify Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saify surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Saify earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.65% less than the national average, earning R 81,624 per year and in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saïfy931/
Saifey913/
Shaify912/
Saiffy911/
Saiify911/
Safy898,784/
Sify89314/
Shaifyi831/
Saifi8065,647/
Shafy803,881/
Safey801,389/
Saifa801,115/
Saife80974/
Saffy80510/
Safiy80255/
Safay80103/
Seify8071/
Sasfy8069/
Sayfy8018/
Safyo8016/
Sidfy808/
Safhy805/
Saufy804/
Safyy804/
Sifay802/
Shify802/
Siefy802/
Safuy801/
Safoy801/
Seafy801/
Siafy801/
Sahfy801/
Safyh801/
Sadfy801/
Scafy801/
Siffy800/
Shafey736,452/
Saifee732,678/
Saifed731,356/
Shafay731,255/
Sifaya731,179/
Scaffy731,156/
Shaifi73817/
Safaya73777/
Shafiy73360/
Saifer73174/
Shaifa73123/
Shaffy7385/
Shaufy7339/
Shaife7333/
Saifie7332/
Shahfy7332/
Saiufi7329/
Saiffi7322/
Saiffa7321/
Safhay7320/
Saifid7318/
Saifet7314/
Safiey7313/
Saiffe7312/
Seafay7312/
Saiefi7311/
Saiphy7310/
Sjaifi739/
Saifii739/
Seafey738/
Saiafi737/
Saffey737/
Saifih736/
Sahafy736/
Shiffy735/
Saifhi735/
Saifui735/
Sayife735/
Safych734/
Shaafy734/
Saifai734/
Saifei734/
Saifha734/
Shafyt734/
Sayifa733/
Safaiy732/
Saafiy732/
Sajifa732/
Saaifi732/
Shafyi732/
Saaife732/
Saffay732/
Saufey731/
Saiyfi731/
Saifaa731/
Saifeh731/
Saifiz731/
Saifuj731/
Saiifi731/
Scaifi731/
Shafhy731/
Jaifay731/
Zhaify731/
Shawfy731/
Saifea731/
Saaifa731/
Safayt731/
Sasfey731/
Seifay731/
Saifoi731/
Saffiy731/
Saafay731/
Shafyy731/
Shipfy730/
Sheafy730/
Safi67268,287/
Sifa6791,085/
Safa6745,280/
Sifi6718,132/
Zafy678,928/
Safe674,291/
Sife671,438/
Shafiey67354/
Shaifer67256/
Shafeey67230/
Jafy67217/
Shafaay67153/
Saiphay6717/
Sahaifa6716/
Shaifee6714/
Scaiefe6712/
Shafaiy679/
Shifaya678/
Shaffey677/
Saiffer676/
Sefy676/
Sheifys676/
Shaffiy674/
Shaiffi673/
Shaifie673/
Saiffee673/
Schaffy672/
Schaife672/
Shaifii672/
Cafy672/
Syfy672/
Saifeer671/
Saifish671/
Jify671/
Gify671/
Schaefy671/
Schafey671/
Schifey671/
Siouufy671/
Sheifey671/
Shaiffe671/
Shaiufi671/
Shayifa671/
Shafaya671/
Shaifui671/
Saifitt671/
Shajifi671/
Shafayt671/
Shaifih671/
Saiffet671/
Saifieh671/
Safj671/
Safı671/
Saadfay671/
Saffiey671/
Saafhay671/
Shaffay671/
Shaafey671/
Shaifis671/
Xafy671/
Xify671/
Shiffey670/
Shapfey670/

Saify Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saify in the Hindi language
सैफीsaiphi-
Saify in the Marathi language
शाईsa'i12.5
सािबयाsaibaya12.5
अतीयाatiya12.5
सैफयsaiphaya12.5
सबीsabi12.5
सुरैयाsuraiya12.5
सैफ़ीsaifi6.25
सािsai6.25
सरीयाsariya6.25
सैsai6.25

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