Saqaf Surname
Approximately 379 people bear this surname
Saqaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 267 | 1:98,971 | 5,993 |
| Pakistan | 54 | 1:3,308,220 | 25,711 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Saqaf (792) may also be a first name.
Saqaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saqaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saqaf has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saqaf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 755,622nd most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,228,353 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Saqaf reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 79 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 291,086th most common forename on earth, borne by 792 people.
The last name Saqaf is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 98,971. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Lahij Governorate, where 58 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 23 percent live and Aden Governorate, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 14 percent live and Kuwait, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saqafe | 91 | 6,974 | / |
| Saqqaf | 91 | 31 | / |
| Shaqaf | 91 | 5 | / |
| Saaqaf | 91 | 2 | / |
| Saqaaf | 91 | 2 | / |
| Saqaft | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shaqafe | 83 | 58 | / |
| Saqquaf | 83 | 2 | / |
| Saqab | 80 | 491 | / |
| Saqaw | 80 | 67 | / |
| Sakaf | 80 | 43 | / |
| Seqaf | 80 | 9 | / |
| Zaqaf | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sacquaff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakkaf | 73 | 502 | / |
| Shaqab | 73 | 439 | / |
| Sakhaf | 73 | 165 | / |
| Shakaf | 73 | 155 | / |
| Saqaib | 73 | 61 | / |
| Sakaff | 73 | 9 | / |
| Seeqaf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Saqaab | 73 | 4 | / |
| Saqova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Saiqab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shaqaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saqqaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ssaqab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saaqab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Souqaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shakaff | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shakafe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Saakoff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saiqova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sakkaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaqhab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shadkaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaqaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shakkaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saquaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saaqova | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Saqaf
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