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 last name Saiyaf (Hindi: सैयाफ, Marathi: सैयफ) is found most in Pakistan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Saiyaf.
How Common Is The Last Name Saiyaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Saiyaf is the 3,602,217th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Saiyaf occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Saiyaf reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,295,729th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 58 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,165,243. In Pakistan it is most common in: Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 75 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 19 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 6 percent live. Other than Pakistan it is found 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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- 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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