Sayfu Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sayfu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sayfu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1611:27,3822,647
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sayfu (13) may also be a first name.

Sayfu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sayfu (Hindi: सयफू, Russian: Сайфу) occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sayfu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sayfu is the 1,231,034th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name Sayfu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sayfu are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 27,382. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Lofa County, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Liberia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayifu9121/
Sayfou919/
Sayfut912/
Shayfu911/
Sayfud911/
Safu891,773/
Syfu89190/
Sayefou831/
Seyfu8037,682/
Safou807,127/
Safui802,201/
Saefu801,098/
Saifu80596/
Siafu80481/
Shafu80254/
Safau80150/
Saffu8047/
Syfus8035/
Syfuß8021/
Saafu8020/
Safud8011/
Safeu806/
Seafu806/
Saufu805/
Safuh805/
Safus803/
Syfud802/
Safut802/
Safuy801/
Sapfu801/
Syefu801/
Ssafu801/
Safup801/
Satfu801/
Syfut800/
Seyifu7315,295/
Seyefu735,956/
Safouh731,780/
Shafau73322/
Safoux73147/
Saffou73117/
Seyfou7380/
Sayfoo7358/
Saifou7352/
Shaifu7349/
Saifud7341/
Syffus7337/
Shaffu7336/
Seafus7328/
Shafeu7326/
Shafou7325/
Shafui7319/
Safout7315/
Seyfus7314/
Siaffu7313/
Syfuss7310/
Saufui739/
Shyfut739/
Shafut737/
Safahu737/
Syfuhs736/
Saufou736/
Saifui735/
Sjaifu735/
Sadfou734/
Safeus734/
Saafou734/
Sahfui734/
Saufus733/
Saffui733/
Safhui733/
Saifuz733/
Sahafu732/
Saiifu732/
Safeut732/
Siyefu732/
Saifau731/
Saifuj731/
Saifus731/
Safaud731/
Safaut731/
Saffau731/
Shafus731/
Saaifu731/
Saafui731/
Shaafu731/
Shaufu731/
Siafou731/
Soyfui731/
Saefui731/
Safuis731/
Sawfui731/
Safouz731/
Syiefu731/
Seyffu731/
Safoud731/
Saiffu731/
Saefuu731/
Suyafu731/
Sefu6730,132/
Zafu6710,026/
Sifu67328/
Shafout67294/
Saufaus6751/
Shafoup6726/
Shaffau6725/
Seafous6724/
Saifudd6712/
Saffaux6711/
Seydfou6710/
Shaffou678/
Sahafuj676/
Zyfu676/
Shafahu676/
Saidfou676/
Shaifud676/
Shaufus675/
Shafaut675/
Sayophu675/
Saifout673/
Shaiffu672/
Shafudd672/
Shaifui671/
Shaafou671/
Schafus671/
Chayfou671/
Xafu671/
Saifuzz671/
Shaffeu671/
Shaffud671/
Shahfud671/
Seaffus670/
Shaffut670/

Sayfu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sayfu in the Hindi language
सयफूsayaphu-
Sayfu in the Russian language
Сайфуsajfu-

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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 Sayfu
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