Sayafa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sayafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sayafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Sayafa (56) may also be a first name.

Sayafa Last Name Facts

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

Sayafa (Hindi: सयाफा, Marathi: सायफा) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sayafa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sayafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sayafa is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Sayafa is mostly found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Sayafa live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 63 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,321,957th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 56 people.

The surname Sayafa is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and Algeria, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayafat922/
Sayfa916/
Sayafaya864/
Sayafi83189/
Cayafa83155/
Siyafa83137/
Sayefa8316/
Jayafa8312/
Sayafo834/
Sayifa833/
Sayfah831/
Saaifa831/
Saafea831/
Seyafa831/
Cayaffa77253/
Shayafi7764/
Zayafat7721/
Sahaifa7716/
Sayoufa774/
Siyafat771/
Shayifa771/
Sayafet771/
Sayaffi771/
Seyafat771/
Saifa731,115/
Sayfi73173/
Saufa73124/
Saefa73107/
Soyfa7344/
Sayfy7318/
Zayfa7318/
Sayfo7318/
Seafa7315/
Saafe7312/
Sayfe7311/
Syefa733/
Jayfa732/
Sayaphat7189/
Chauyafa711/
Shafea672,418/
Siyafi67306/
Saifah67231/
Shaifa67123/
Shaufa67111/
Sayfer6786/
Sayfie6768/
Saufah6764/
Sayfoo6758/
Cajafa6758/
Sayfii6743/
Seyefa6736/
Sayufi6729/
Sayifo6727/
Syiofa6721/
Saiffa6721/
Seyifa6718/
Saufai6712/
Seafay6712/
Sayaphath6711/
Syiefa6710/
Sayfee6710/
Sayfou679/
Sayfoh679/
Saufat677/
Saiafi677/
Saafee677/
Saifad676/
Sayffi676/
Saifat675/
Sahufa675/
Siyofa675/
Seafah675/
Sayife675/
Sajafi674/
Saifai674/
Saifaz673/
Sheyfa673/
Giyafa672/
Sajifa672/
Saaifi672/
Seyfat672/
Saaife672/
Zayfat672/
Sayefe672/
Sayefi672/
Saiyfi671/
Saifaa671/
Saifau671/
Sayaphach671/
Sayffe671/
Sayfoa671/
Seaffa671/
Soyafi671/
Seyfah671/
Seahfa671/
Sayfeh671/
Seiafa671/
Sayofi671/
Suyefa671/
Sawefa671/
Soyefa671/
Jayefa671/
Zayafi671/
Siyafe671/
Souyfa671/
Saufaa671/
Scaifa671/
Sayfed671/
Sayyfi671/
Cayafo671/
Chayfa671/
Zhayfa671/
Shaefa671/
Seuafa671/
Saypha671/
Sayfha671/
Saefai671/
Saafei671/
Shaafe671/
Jaiafa671/
Saaffe670/
Seafas670/

Sayafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sayafa in the Hindi language
सयाफाsayapha-
Sayafa in the Marathi language
सायफाsayapha66.67
सयफाsayapha16.67
सयाफाsayapha16.67

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