Salif Surname

128,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Salif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria8721:8,003957
Ivory Coast7211:31,9992,155
Nigeria3671:482,67824,238
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Philippines2141:473,07656,884
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
India611:12,574,842222,490
Niger531:362,11410,354
France521:1,277,360130,443
Mauritania351:116,9966,922
Burkina Faso301:611,7377,703
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Salif (113,822) may also be a first name.

Salif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻒ, Hindi: सलीफ, Marathi: सलीफ, Russian: Салиф) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Salif.

How Common Is The Last Name Salif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 128,622nd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,068,563 people. The surname Salif is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Salif are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,044th most common first name globally, held by 113,822 people.

The last name is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 872 people, or 1 in 8,003. In Bulgaria Salif is most numerous in: Kardzhali Province, where 62 percent live, Haskovo Province, where 23 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 9 percent live. Beside Bulgaria Salif is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Salif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Salif last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Salif earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalif91246/
Salife9110/
Saliff914/
Sallif913/
Salief912/
Salaif911/
Sealife834/
Shaliff833/
Salliff831/
Shalief831/
Salichf831/
Satliff830/
Sayliff830/
Satlife830/
Salib8013,492/
Calif80680/
Zalif80493/
Jalif80416/
Salef8093/
Saliv8082/
Selif8018/
Solif8015/
Saliw808/
Salifova77347/
Shatliff7761/
Shahalif771/
Shalliff771/
Satliffe770/
Saliev7318,982/
Califf73850/
Jalife73810/
Saeliw73562/
Saliov73330/
Jaliff73318/
Saluib73202/
Saleib73181/
Chalif73117/
Shalib7398/
Saleef7384/
Callif7382/
Zallif7323/
Salaib7321/
Shaliv7316/
Saleff7312/
Salisw7310/
Sealiv739/
Saliph738/
Jaalif737/
Salibh736/
Sasliw735/
Saliew734/
Scelif734/
Sahlib734/
Salaiv733/
Shalef733/
Shelif733/
Scalef732/
Saulef732/
Salihv732/
Sallib732/
Zaalif732/
Soulif732/
Sallef732/
Sealiw732/
Saaliv731/
Saulib731/
Salefe731/
Szolif731/
Seliff731/
Selief731/
Sialef731/
Sealef731/
Sailiv731/
Salayf731/
Salgiv731/
Saliow731/
Saleiv731/
Saeliv731/
Zialif731/
Jhalif731/
Zealif730/
Shalifova712/
Seatliffe710/
Schatliff710/
Saeliew67232/
Saliova67165/
Sealeaf67157/
Shaliev67143/
Saaliev67139/
Chaliff6755/
Jaliffe6735/
Sayliev6722/
Sagliev6717/
Sauliev6714/
Sialeff679/
Saileaf675/
Sialeaf675/
Saeleiw674/
Salliev673/
Shasliv673/
Schelif673/
Schalef673/
Sealiew672/
Saeloiw671/
Challif671/
Selieff671/
Shelief671/
Shaleff671/
Jahlife671/
Shahliv671/
Shellif671/
Jahlift671/
Soliffe670/
Calliff670/
Sohlief670/
Shalliv670/
Jalliff670/
Sealeff670/
Satleff670/
Shalliw670/

Salif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻒsalyf86.16
ﺳﺎﻟﻒsalf12.99
ﺻﺎﻟﻒsalf0.28
ﺳﺎﻳﻒsayf0.28
ﺳﺎﻟﻔﻮsalfw0.28
Salif in the Marathi language
सलीफsalipha60
सालीफsalipha20
सलीमsalima13.33
सलीफ़salifa6.67
Salif in the Hindi language
सलीफsalipha52.38
सालिफsalipha38.1
सलिफsalipha4.76
सालीफsalipha4.76
Salif in the Russian language
Салифsalif-

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