Salef Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Salef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 31 | 1:2,476,856 | 81,358 |
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
Salef (59) may also be a first name.
Salef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻟﻒ) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salef? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,931,261st most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Salef reside; 41 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 59 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 2,476,856. In Iran Salef is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 48 percent are found, Kerman Province, where 45 percent are found and Ardabil Province, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Iran it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 18 percent are found and Belgium, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Salef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻟﻒ | salf | - |
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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 Salef
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