Sauf Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sauf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sauf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1201:6,392,212146,413
Indonesia1101:1,202,26584,863
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Yemen291:911,21711,394
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Sauf (369) may also be a first name.

Sauf Last Name Facts

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

Sauf (Hindi: सौफ, Russian: Сауф) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sauf.

How Common Is The Last Name Sauf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sauf is the 788,513th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. The last name Sauf occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Sauf reside; 41 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 41 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 452,461st most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 369 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 6,392,212. In India Sauf is most frequent in: Bihar, where 50 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 23 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 22 percent are found. Besides India this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 31 percent are found and Germany, where 15 percent are found.

Sauf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sauf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sauf surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shauf89308/
Sauff89131/
Saufe8951/
Sahuf8914/
Sayuf896/
Saiuf894/
Saufh893/
Sauft892/
Scauf891/
Saudf891/
Saf8650,983/
Suf86125/
Schauf802,228/
Shauff807/
Sayouf805/
Shaufe804/
Scauff803/
Sauffs802/
Sauffe802/
Saihuf801/
Sauyaf801/
Saif75291,498/
Safe754,291/
Suef752,932/
Saaf752,343/
Sufe752,164/
Siaf752,152/
Saft752,077/
Souf751,948/
Seaf751,704/
Saef751,571/
Shaf751,511/
Sayf75754/
Sauv75532/
Saff75344/
Saub75281/
Sjaf75260/
Safh75210/
Sauw75204/
Sadf75176/
Scaf75168/
Suff75135/
Suft75125/
Szaf7583/
Sahf7572/
Suif7570/
Safz7547/
Shuf7537/
Zauf7519/
Jauf7512/
Sapf755/
Ssaf753/
Sajf753/
Seuf752/
Saïf752/
Safs752/
Suvf752/
Zsaf752/
Sawf752/
S'Af751/
Jsaf751/
Scuf751/
Sutf751/
Suuf751/
Safı751/
Satf751/
Safp751/
Sgaf751/
Suzf751/
Sxuf751/
Sufs751/
Sudf751/
Ssuf751/
Xsaf751/
Schauff73998/
Schauft731/
Schausf731/
Saouefe731/
Schaupf730/
Shaif6711,456/
Shafe673,908/
Shuff672,430/
Shaub671,738/
Scaff671,558/
Shaaf671,414/
Shaff671,322/
Souef671,111/
Sayef671,108/
Sahaf671,073/
Saief671,008/
Safth67984/
Saife67974/
Schaf67851/
Shaft67671/
Siyaf67587/
Sheaf67517/
Shahf67452/
Saffe67427/
Sayaf67305/
Sayub67299/
Sahuv67252/
Saaif67199/
Sjauw67158/
Saiff67139/
Sueff67101/
Sahfh6797/
Suofe6784/
Shadf6769/
Zauft6761/
Schuf6753/
Szaub6750/
Shouf6749/
Saiub6746/
Safft6742/
Safhh6739/
Shaef6730/
Saaaf6729/
Cauff6727/
Saiaf6727/
Chauf6721/
Szaif6720/
Suife6720/
Sauph6718/
Sayuw6718/
Safsh6718/
Shufe6718/
Siaff6716/
Scaaf6715/
Saiyf6713/
Seuff6713/
Sauev6712/
Saafe6712/
Saueb6711/
Saiuv6711/
Sayfe6711/
Shuft6711/
Sajaf679/
Sayyf679/
Shawf678/
Szuft678/
Shafz678/
Soyaf677/
Shafh677/
Seyaf677/
Szaff677/
Saubø677/
Saifz677/
Scuff676/
Sajub676/
Sajif676/
Saidf676/
Seafe675/
Suffe675/
Sieaf675/
Siaaf675/
Saubh674/
Shauw674/
Shauv674/
Sheuf674/
Shafs674/
Sayof674/
Saadf674/
Sudfh674/
Sojaf673/
Suchf673/
Souft673/
Sadfs673/
Saiof673/
Soufe673/
Sayif673/
Saiuw673/
Siuff673/
Suyfe673/
Safhe673/
Sehaf673/
Suift672/
Jauff672/
Saitf672/
Sachf672/
Sadfe672/
Sahuw672/
Shgaf672/
Sayuv672/
Shazf672/
Sawef672/
Suief672/
Shasf672/
Shuif672/
Scaif671/
Saffs671/
Satfe671/
Satff671/
Jausf671/
Schauffe671/
Saydf671/
Shuef671/
Shufs671/
Shupf671/
Seuft671/
Suitf671/
Suoff671/
Suyef671/
Sauvp671/
Jaufe671/
Jshaf671/
Shatf671/
Sufhh671/
Souëf671/
Ssouf671/
Saavf671/
Sauvė671/
Szuff671/
Sattf671/
Seiaf671/
Sajuw671/
Sazfs671/
Sasdf671/
Saafh671/
Shhaf671/
Suffh671/
Sujif671/
Sujof671/
Zsazf671/
Hsasf671/
Hsujf671/
Shapf670/
Seaff670/

Sauf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sauf in the Hindi language
सौफsaupha57.78
सउफsa'upha42.22
Sauf in the Russian language
Сауфsauf-

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