Sakafi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sakafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Sakafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sakafi (Russian: Сакафи) is most common in Iraq. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakafi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Sakafi are found; 44 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Levant.

This last name is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 8,755,414. Apart from Iraq this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakhafi9228/
Sakafio9221/
Sakkafi924/
Shakafi921/
Siahkafi861/
Saqafi83226/
Sekafi839/
Zakafi833/
Sakafa833/
Sokafi831/
Sakofio77171/
Sekkafi7711/
Soukafi779/
Shakafe778/
Saquafi775/
Zakafie771/
Zakhafi771/
Shakofi771/
Sokafio771/
Shokhafi713/
Siakoufi712/
Shakaphi712/
Shakeefi711/
Shokajfi711/
Sakeyfio711/
Saqafe676,974/
Sackeyfio672,947/
Jakofi678/
Sokafe672/
Sacafy671/
Sakhatfeh671/
Sakefe671/
Zakofi671/
Sakhaphiy671/

Sakafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakafi in the Russian language
Сакафиsakafi-

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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 Sakafi
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