Salafy Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Salafy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Salafy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salafy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salafy occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salafy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,348,199th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Salafy reside; 74 percent reside in North Africa and 74 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Not including Egypt this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salafey | 92 | 6 | / |
| Salafiy | 92 | 2 | / |
| Salafi | 83 | 3,751 | / |
| Salafa | 83 | 99 | / |
| Salafe | 83 | 20 | / |
| Salafj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Solafy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shalafi | 77 | 46 | / |
| Salafai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Salafie | 77 | 9 | / |
| Salaifa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Salafee | 77 | 6 | / |
| Salafeh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zalafay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Salafea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Salaufe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shalafe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sialafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Salafio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jalafey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Salafit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shalofy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Szalafai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Salafeej | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shalhafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szalafei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shalafeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sialeafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djalafuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sallafie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jalafi | 67 | 432 | / |
| Solafa | 67 | 356 | / |
| Calafi | 67 | 57 | / |
| Zalafi | 67 | 46 | / |
| Salefi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Calafe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Xalafi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zalafe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sallaffie | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zelafy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jalafe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zalafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Xalafe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Salofa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Calafí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Salofi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Salofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calafé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selafi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Salafy
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