Sayef Surname

333,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Sayef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sayef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Sayef (4,052) may also be a first name.

Sayef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sayef (Bengali: সয়েফ, Marathi: सायेफ) is most common in Bangladesh. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sayef? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sayef is the 333,448th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,577,208 people. Sayef is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sayef reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 109,509th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 4,052 people.

The surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,081 people, or 1 in 147,416. Barring Bangladesh this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.

Sayef Last Name Statistics demography

Sayef earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 92.79% more than the national average, earning $83,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayeef91464/
Shayef9134/
Sayefe912/
Sayief911/
Saef891,571/
Sayf89754/
Syef8910/
Sayeb801,978/
Saief801,008/
Sayaf80305/
Sayev8032/
Shaef8030/
Zayef8027/
Saiyf8013/
Sayfe8011/
Sayyf809/
Seyef809/
Soyef808/
Sayuf806/
Sayof804/
Sayif803/
Sawef802/
Cayef801/
Saydf801/
Suyef801/
Seyefe732,254/
Shayeb731,291/
Schaef73264/
Scaief7374/
Shaeff7346/
Shayev7334/
Shaief7332/
Chayef7315/
Sayeva7312/
Sahyev7310/
Sajeef739/
Shayew739/
Saiyof737/
Sayeeb737/
Sauyev736/
Zsayev736/
Shayif736/
Sayoof735/
Sayife735/
Shayaf735/
Sayouf735/
Saieef734/
Sajeff734/
Sgayev732/
Sayiev731/
Sayphe731/
Shiyef731/
Sayfhs731/
Sayfeh731/
Sayffe731/
Jayefh731/
Sauyaf731/
Shaiyf731/
Saif67291,498/
Seif67156,343/
Suef672,932/
Seef672,148/
Seaf671,704/
Saev67513/
Seyf67482/
Sauf67358/
Schaeff67226/
Sayb67122/
Sayv6763/
Shayeva6758/
Soef6745/
Shahyev6743/
Sayfova6720/
Shayiev6716/
Shayeeb676/
Syev674/
Shauyev673/
Soyf673/
Sejf673/
Sajf673/
S'Hayeb672/
Seuf672/
Cayf672/
Sayw672/
Jayf671/
Shaweef671/
Zaef671/
Şayf671/
Shajeef671/
Shayphe671/
Saouefe671/

Sayef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sayef in the Bengali language
সয়েফsayepha-
Sayef in the Marathi language
सायेफsayepha-

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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 Sayef
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