Sayaf Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Sayaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sayaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1051:367,92032,562
India451:17,045,897267,282
Israel371:231,28721,601
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Sayaf (252) may also be a first name.

Sayaf Last Name Facts

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

Sayaf (Hindi: सायफ, Marathi: सयफ, Russian: Сайаф) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sayaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Sayaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 883,255th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Sayaf reside; 36 percent reside in North Africa and 34 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 561,423rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 252 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 367,920. In Algeria it is most common in: Laghouat Province, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Algeria Sayaf is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent reside and Israel, where 12 percent reside.

Sayaf Last Name Statistics demography

Sayaf earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shayaf915/
Sauyaf911/
Sayf89754/
Sayab801,120/
Sayef801,108/
Siyaf80587/
Saaif80199/
Sayaw8088/
Zayaf8053/
Saiaf8027/
Saiyf8013/
Sayfe8011/
Jayaf8011/
Sayyf809/
Sajaf809/
Seyaf807/
Soyaf807/
Sayuf806/
Sayof804/
Sayif803/
Cayaf802/
Sayav802/
Saydf801/
Sayafova774/
Shayab731,077/
Sayeef73464/
Shayav7399/
Shayef7334/
Sayeva7312/
Shiyaf7310/
Saiyof737/
Shayif736/
Sauyav735/
Sayoof735/
Sayife735/
Sayouf735/
Sayova734/
Shayaw733/
Sheyaf733/
Shaaif733/
Sayabh733/
Saaife732/
Sayefe732/
Sayhab732/
Sayowa732/
Shajaf731/
Siyafe731/
Sayaph731/
Sayief731/
Chayaf731/
Sayfhs731/
Sa'aif731/
Shaiyf731/
Sayffe731/
Sayfeh731/
Saif67291,498/
Seaf671,704/
Saef671,571/
Seyf67482/
Sauf67358/
Sayb67122/
Sayv6763/
Shayeva6758/
Sayfova6720/
Syef6710/
Shauyav675/
Shayowa674/
Sajf673/
Soyf673/
Sayvova672/
Cayf672/
Sayw672/
Jayf671/
Shaihaf671/
Shayova671/
Şayf671/

Sayaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sayaf in the Marathi language
सयफsayapha-
Sayaf in the Hindi language
सायफsayapha54.55
सयफsayapha36.36
सयाफsayapha9.09
Sayaf in the Russian language
Сайафsajaf-

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