Saiyaf Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Saiyaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
Saiyaf (58) may also be a first name.
Saiyaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saiyaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saiyaf (Hindi: सैयाफ, Marathi: सैयफ) occurs most in Pakistan. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Saiyaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Saiyaf are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,295,729th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 58 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,165,243. In Pakistan Saiyaf is primarily concentrated in: Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 75 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 19 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 6 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 47 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sayyaf | 83 | 940 | / |
| Saiyab | 83 | 56 | / |
| Siyaaf | 83 | 19 | / |
| Saiyof | 83 | 7 | / |
| Saiyav | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sayaaf | 83 | 2 | / |
| Saiyaw | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zaiyaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Siaf | 80 | 2,152 | / |
| Syaf | 80 | 1,446 | / |
| Sayyadf | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shaiyab | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shaiyav | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saaiyab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sayyaff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saiyaph | 77 | 1 | / |
| Syafe | 73 | 469 | / |
| Siaff | 73 | 16 | / |
| Sauaf | 73 | 15 | / |
| Syaaf | 73 | 12 | / |
| Sihaf | 73 | 6 | / |
| Seaaf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sieaf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Siaaf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Saaof | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shyaf | 73 | 3 | / |
| Siafe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Syaff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shiaf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Saeaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Syasf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sayyadfh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaaiyab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saaouf | 67 | 409 | / |
| Sayyab | 67 | 143 | / |
| Sayaab | 67 | 103 | / |
| Saijav | 67 | 46 | / |
| Sahhaf | 67 | 14 | / |
| Saeeaf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Saayab | 67 | 8 | / |
| Siyaab | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sayyaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sciafe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shyaft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sajjaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaiyaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soiyab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zayyaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shihaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaiyab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shiafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caiaaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaiyav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayjav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiaaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seyyaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaeaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suiyab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siaffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayyav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siyoof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saieaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sajiaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saiyow | 67 | 1 | / |
Saiyaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saiyaf in the Marathi language | ||
| सैयफ | saiyapha | - |
| Saiyaf in the Hindi language | ||
| सैयाफ | saiyapha | 50 |
| सैयफ | saiyapha | 37.5 |
| सैय्याफ | saiyyapha | 12.5 |
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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 Saiyaf
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