Salfy Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Salfy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salfy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3171:563,5459,210
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Salfy Last Name Facts

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

Salfy is found most in Pakistan. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salfy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 853,416th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname Salfy is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Salfy live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Salfy is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 563,545. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 79 percent are found, Sindh, where 15 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent are found. Besides Pakistan Salfy is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salfay918/
Salfoy911/
Salfi802,434/
Salfa80276/
Calfy80148/
Salfe807/
Scalfi73907/
Salfer73590/
Shalfi73351/
Salfai7364/
Shalfa7332/
Salfit7316/
Chalfy7312/
Scalfe7311/
Salfee737/
Calfoy735/
Salfii734/
Salphy734/
Shelfy733/
Salfeu733/
Salfie733/
Calfey731/
Sallfi731/
Sallfa731/
Salfio731/
Soulfy731/
Salfet731/
Salffa731/
Salfoi730/
Saalfed674/
Scalffi673/
Shalfei672/
Shalfer672/
Shalfit671/
Salfeer671/
Shalfeh671/
Salfich671/
Salfeet671/

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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 Salfy
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