Saqif Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Saqif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saqif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Saqif (1,363) may also be a first name.

Saqif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saqif is most common in Bangladesh. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saqif? popularity and diffusion

Saqif is the 752,779th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Saqif reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 212,295th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 1,363 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Without taking into account Bangladesh this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 4 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaqif91176/
Saquif911/
Shaqiff831/
Saqib8054,740/
Sakif803,143/
Saqiv803/
Saqiw801/
Saquib735,504/
Shakif73509/
Shaqib73380/
Saqaib7361/
Saaqib7347/
Shoqif739/
Sackif739/
Saqefe738/
Saqibh735/
Saqeef735/
Saqhib733/
Saqqib732/
Ssaqib732/
Sauqib731/
Saiqib731/
Shaqiv731/
Shaquib6759/
Shaqeef6710/
Shaqefe679/
Saaquib675/
Shakiff672/
Shaquiv672/
Shakhif672/
Shaqqib671/
Shakief671/
Shahqib671/
Sakuife671/
Shaqiev671/
Saqueib671/
Shaqeib671/
Shaqaib671/
Sakquib671/
Saquaib671/

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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 Saqif
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