Salef Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Salef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Mauritania171:240,87411,443
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saleef9184/
Saleff9112/
Shalef913/
Scalef912/
Saulef912/
Salief912/
Sallef912/
Salefe911/
Sialef911/
Sealef911/
Sealeaf83157/
Sialeff839/
Saileaf835/
Sialeaf835/
Schalef833/
Shalief831/
Shaleff831/
Sealeff830/
Satleff830/
Salif803,523/
Saleb80912/
Calef80745/
Salev80272/
Jalef8084/
Selef8059/
Salew8055/
Solef805/
Zalef802/
Schaleff772/
Shatleff770/
Saliev7318,982/
Shalev735,805/
Saleeb732,866/
Chalef731,744/
Saleev731,708/
Saleva73348/
Shalif73246/
Saleib73181/
Salleb73161/
Saelew73153/
Shaleb73102/
Salheb7388/
Caulef7372/
Shelef7349/
Caleff7343/
Saulev7332/
Zaleef7323/
Jaleff7322/
Callef7315/
Zahlef7311/
Soulef7310/
Salife7310/
Salews738/
Sallew738/
Szalew737/
Saleew737/
Saleab736/
Seleaf736/
Sealew735/
Sallev734/
Saliew734/
Jaleef734/
Saliff734/
Shalew733/
Sallif733/
Salehv731/
Saleph731/
Salaif731/
Selevf731/
Selief731/
Zailef731/
Jalefe731/
Zselef731/
Salayf731/
Saleiv731/
Sailew731/
Salesw731/
Salehw731/
Jaslef731/
Joslef731/
Seleff730/
Shaleva67744/
Shaleev67250/
Chaleff67244/
Saeliew67232/
Salleva67201/
Shaliev67143/
Saaliev67139/
Saeleaw6799/
Sauleev6748/
Sauleva6736/
Sholeff6723/
Sayliev6722/
Sagliev6717/
Caileff6715/
Sauliev6714/
Sealeaw6714/
Calleff6712/
Sheleaf6710/
Shellef677/
Schalev677/
Cayleff676/
Sheleff675/
Saileva675/
Saleeph675/
Shaulev674/
Challef674/
Saeleew674/
Saeleiw674/
Sealife674/
Salliev673/
Shaliff673/
Sieleaf672/
Scholef672/
Schalew672/
Sealiew672/
Sayleva671/
Sahalev671/
Saaleev671/
Salleev671/
Schelef671/
Sieleff671/
Shaleaw671/
Shalebh671/
Salliff671/
Selieff671/
Shelief671/
Sehleaf671/
Soulefe671/
Soullef671/
Saleejw671/
Jahalef671/
Shalleb671/
Ssalleb671/
Saitlew671/
Salichf671/
Saleeyb671/
Shalhev671/
Shahleb671/
Shaleph671/
Sealeav671/
Salheew671/
Sallewh671/
Shallew670/
Sohlief670/
Satliff670/
Seileff670/
Sayliff670/
Zauleff670/
Satlife670/

Salef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺎﻟﻒsalf-

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