Salafi Surname

122,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Salafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,7691:51,9705,050
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Yemen2561:103,2246,202
Iran2031:378,23924,709
India1681:4,565,865118,158
Pakistan1361:1,313,55815,128
Indonesia1351:979,62472,032
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Salafi (719) may also be a first name.

Salafi Last Name Facts

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

Salafi (Arabic: السلفي, Hindi: सलफी, Marathi: सलफी, Russian: Салафи) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Salafi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salafi? popularity and diffusion

Salafi is the 122,005th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,942,827 people. Salafi is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Salafi reside; 57 percent reside in North Africa and 47 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Salafi is also the 307,830th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 719 people.

The surname Salafi is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 1,769 people, or 1 in 51,970. Other than Egypt it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent reside and Morocco, where 10 percent reside.

Salafi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Salafi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Salafi surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalafi9246/
Salafie929/
Salafai929/
Salafiy922/
Salafit921/
Salafio921/
Sialafi921/
Szalafai8611/
Szalafei861/
Sallafie861/
Shalhafi861/
Sialeafi861/
Jalafi83432/
Salafy83165/
Salafa8399/
Calafi8357/
Zalafi8346/
Salefi8328/
Salafe8320/
Xalafi8317/
Salofi832/
Salafj831/
Selafi831/
Sallaffie8014/
Saloufi7732/
Zalaffi7728/
Salaphi7718/
Sialofi7713/
Zalafie7712/
Jalafis7710/
Salaifa777/
Chalafi777/
Zallafi777/
Salafee776/
Salafey776/
Salafeh775/
Salofio771/
Shalafe771/
Solafie771/
Salafea771/
Zalafio771/
Calaffi771/
Soulafi771/
Salaufe771/
Salahavi71280/
Shahlavi71271/
Salaphai7170/
Salafeej715/
Sehlafie713/
Chalafit712/
Callaffi711/
Selaffie711/
Zialaffi711/
Shalafeh711/
Solafa67356/
Zelafi6798/
Selefi6732/
Calafe6721/
Salaiphet6719/
Zalefi6715/
Zolafi6714/
Zalafe6714/
Jalafe676/
Zalafa675/
Xalafe674/
Salofa673/
Sahaalavi673/
Solefi672/
Calafí672/
Salefe671/
Solafy671/
Salofe671/
Calafé671/

Salafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salafi in the Hindi language
सलफीsalaphi-
Salafi in the Marathi language
सलफीsalaphi63.16
सालफीsalaphi21.05
सलाफीsalaphi10.53
सलामsalama5.26
Salafi in the Russian language
Салафиsalafi-
Salafi in the Arabic language
السلفيalslfy-
سلفيهslfyh-
سلفيslfy-

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Footnotes

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