Sayif Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Sayif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sayif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Sayif (97) may also be a first name.

Sayif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sayif occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Sayif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sayif? popularity and diffusion

Sayif is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Sayif live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 962,660th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 97 people.

Sayif is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 100 percent are found. Barring India this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 33 percent are found and South Sudan, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shayif916/
Sayife915/
Sayief911/
Saif89291,498/
Sayf89754/
Shaif8011,456/
Sayef801,108/
Saief801,008/
Saife80974/
Sayaf80305/
Saaif80199/
Saiff80139/
Sayib8069/
Saiaf8027/
Szaif8020/
Zayif8020/
Saiyf8013/
Sayfe8011/
Sayyf809/
Saifz807/
Sayuf806/
Sajif806/
Saidf806/
Saiuf804/
Sayof804/
Saiof803/
Seyif803/
Saitf802/
Sayiv801/
Saydf801/
Jayif801/
Scaif801/
Seyife732,898/
Sayeef73464/
Szaiff7388/
Scaief7374/
Scaiff7350/
Shayef7334/
Shaife7333/
Shaief7332/
Shayib7316/
Shaiff7313/
Saiffe7312/
Saiyof737/
Sayouf735/
Sayoof735/
Shayaf735/
Shajif734/
Saieef734/
Shaifh733/
Shaaif733/
Sayefe732/
Saaife732/
Shaiyf731/
Sa'aif731/
Sayfhs731/
Jayife731/
Sauyaf731/
Soyife731/
Shaift731/
Shaifs731/
Sayiev731/
Sayffe731/
Sayfeh731/
Saihuf731/
Saifeh731/
Saiphf731/
Saioof731/
Schaif730/
Seif67156,343/
Saib6718,402/
Seaf671,704/
Saef671,571/
Zaif671,100/
Seyf67482/
Sauf67358/
Sayb67122/
Soif6797/
Jaif6778/
Suif6770/
Sayv6763/
Saiv6738/
Schaiff6724/
Sayfova6720/
Shayiev6716/
Syef6710/
Saifova6710/
Saifová675/
Saiw674/
Soyf673/
Sajf673/
Cayf672/
Sayw672/
Jayf671/
S'Hayib671/
Shaiffe671/
Shaihaf671/
Şayf671/
Shoyife671/
Xaif671/

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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 Sayif
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