Salaf Surname

372,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Salaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq7391:47,3911,919
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Salaf (1,419) may also be a first name.

Salaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salaf (Hindi: सलफ, Marathi: सलाफ) has its highest incidence in Iraq. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Salaf is the 372,194th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,559,695 people. Salaf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Salaf are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 77 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 207,260th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 1,419 people.

It is most frequent in Iraq, where it is borne by 739 people, or 1 in 47,391. Apart from Iraq it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Kuwait, where 3 percent live.

Salaf Last Name Statistics demography

Salaf earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalaf911,384/
Salafe9120/
Salaff9111/
Salaaf915/
Sallaf914/
Sahlaf914/
Sailaf912/
Salhaf912/
Salaif911/
Salayf911/
Sealeaf83157/
Saulauf8343/
Saslaff835/
Saileaf835/
Sialeaf835/
Salaufe831/
Salaaff831/
Shaulaf831/
Shailaf831/
Shalafe831/
Shalhaf831/
Siallaf831/
Shallaf831/
Sealaff830/
Salaw801,277/
Calaf801,040/
Salav80574/
Salab80415/
Jalaf80391/
Zalaf80175/
Solaf8091/
Selaf8018/
Salof8014/
Shallaft772/
Salhab7311,713/
Salova736,522/
Shalab732,560/
Sallab73804/
Chalaf73316/
Callaf73280/
Zalhaf73276/
Zailaf73207/
Sallaw73173/
Jalaff73161/
Salowa7392/
Saloff7374/
Saelaw7364/
Caulaf7362/
Salouf7360/
Salauw7352/
Calaff7351/
Sailab7340/
Satlof7336/
Shalof7333/
Soulaf7332/
Salabh7330/
Saylav7327/
Saliav7323/
Salaib7321/
Saslav7320/
Sielaf7316/
Saylab7315/
Shalav7314/
Zalafe7314/
Saulav7312/
Saleab736/
Seleaf736/
Szalof736/
Jalafe736/
Salavs736/
Zalaaf735/
Saliaw734/
Jalhaf734/
Jahlaf734/
Selaaf734/
Sealaw733/
Salaiv733/
Jallaf733/
Salaph732/
Sallav732/
Salahv732/
Selaff732/
Salhof732/
Saliab732/
Shalaw732/
Salahb732/
Sailav731/
Saelav731/
Saalav731/
Saulab731/
Jailaf731/
Jalauf731/
Sailaw731/
Salofe731/
Salahw731/
Salavd731/
Saloof731/
Salaub731/
Saelof731/
Zallaf731/
Scalaw730/
Zalauf730/
Shalafova714/
Sielaff673,178/
Shalouf672,657/
Shalova671,041/
Sailowa67690/
Saulova67436/
Sailova67169/
Saliova67165/
Sallova67152/
Zaalaaf67128/
Shaalav67124/
Saeliaw67118/
Shalowa67107/
Salhoff67104/
Saeleaw6799/
Satloff6763/
Seelaff6762/
Sahloff6760/
Shalabh6743/
Saylova6731/
Sasloff6731/
Seilaff6730/
Sealiaw6728/
Shatlaw6724/
Salgova6724/
Saelhof6718/
Shalhav6718/
Sahlouf6714/
Sealeaw6714/
Shaloff6712/
Sheleaf6710/
Shaalab6710/
Sahalav679/
Soulafe678/
Sallouf678/
Shailab677/
Shaloof675/
Sauloff675/
Szalova674/
Saulaph674/
Salahaw673/
Sailabh672/
Sailaph672/
Shalhab672/
Sieleaf672/
Sahlhof672/
Sahlova672/
Shaulof672/
Shallof672/
Salahab671/
Calliaf671/
Chalafe671/
Shaleaw671/
Shalgav671/
Sehleaf671/
Saloufe671/
Sallauw671/
Jalaffs671/
Jallauf671/
Shaulab671/
Shaluof671/
Sailaab671/
Saallaw671/
Saalova671/
Salhova671/
Saulabh671/
Saylaab671/
Shelaff671/
Challaf671/
Shalaab671/
Chaalaf671/
Sealeav671/
Schalav671/
Shallab671/
Scaulof670/
Sailoff670/
Sayloff670/
Schalof670/

Salaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salaf in the Hindi language
सलफsalapha60
सलाफsalapha20
सालफsalapha20
Salaf in the Marathi language
सलाफsalapha50
सलाफ़salafa50

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