Saiyaf Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Saiyaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saiyaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
India141:54,790,384527,769

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayyaf83940/
Saiyab8356/
Siyaaf8319/
Saiyof837/
Saiyav834/
Sayaaf832/
Saiyaw832/
Zaiyaf831/
Siaf802,152/
Syaf801,446/
Sayyadf775/
Shaiyab775/
Shaiyav771/
Saaiyab771/
Sayyaff771/
Saiyaph771/
Syafe73469/
Siaff7316/
Sauaf7315/
Syaaf7312/
Sihaf736/
Seaaf735/
Sieaf735/
Siaaf735/
Saaof734/
Shyaf733/
Siafe732/
Syaff732/
Shiaf732/
Saeaf731/
Syasf731/
Sayyadfh711/
Shaaiyab711/
Saaouf67409/
Sayyab67143/
Sayaab67103/
Saijav6746/
Sahhaf6714/
Saeeaf6710/
Saayab678/
Siyaab676/
Sayyaw675/
Sciafe675/
Shyaft675/
Sajjaf673/
Jaiyaw673/
Soiyab673/
Zayyaf672/
Shihaf672/
Zaiyab672/
Shiafe671/
Caiaaf671/
Jaiyav671/
Sayjav671/
Shiaaf671/
Seyyaf671/
Shaeaf671/
Suiyab671/
Shiaff671/
Siaffe671/
Sayyav671/
Siyoof671/
Saieaw671/
Sajiaw671/
Saiyow671/

Saiyaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saiyaf in the Marathi language
सैयफsaiyapha-
Saiyaf in the Hindi language
सैयाफsaiyapha50
सैयफsaiyapha37.5
सैय्याफsaiyyapha12.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saiyaf
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