Salf Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Estonia

Salf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
France41:16,605,680368,153
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Salf (55) may also be a first name.

Salf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salf (Russian: Салф) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Salf is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Salf is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Salf are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 55 people.

The last name Salf is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England it is most prevalent in: South Yorkshire, where 71 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 18 percent reside and Cornwall, where 8 percent reside. Besides England Salf occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 13 percent reside and Pakistan, where 11 percent reside.

Salf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Salf has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Salf last name rose 1,020 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scalf894,159/
Shalf8911/
Sealf899/
Salfe897/
Sailf894/
Saulf894/
Salfh891/
Salfs891/
Hsalf891/
Sallf891/
Scealf8074/
Schalf8012/
Sealef801/
Ssaalf801/
Scalpf800/
Solf751,152/
Salb75691/
Calf75403/
Salv75111/
Jalf7543/
Zalf756/
Salw755/
Schalpf732/
Schalff731/
Sautelf730/
Satleff730/
Sealeff730/
Scalfph730/
Chalf67142/
Callf6771/
Scolf6739/
Calff6715/
Solfs6712/
Zalhf6710/
Sallw6710/
Hjalf6710/
Salph678/
Shalv677/
Sahlb674/
Sallv672/
Zialf672/
Sialv672/
Shalb672/
Soulf672/
Shelf672/
Salbh672/
Zalfe671/
Sailv671/
Sahlw671/
Szalb671/
Sholf671/
Solfz671/
Jalft671/
Salvs671/
Saalv671/
Saalb671/
Zealf670/
Shatleff670/

Salf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salf in the Russian language
Салфsalf-

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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
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  • 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 Salf
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