Sayafa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Sayafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
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
Sayafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayafa in the Hindi language | ||
| सयाफा | sayapha | - |
| Sayafa in the Marathi language | ||
| सायफा | sayapha | 66.67 |
| सयफा | sayapha | 16.67 |
| सयाफा | sayapha | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Sayafa
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