Sayyaf Surname

379,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Sayyaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sayyaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan4251:75,6552,216
Iran3661:209,78816,693
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
India341:22,560,747316,052
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Sayyaf (1,837) may also be a first name.

Sayyaf Last Name Facts

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

Sayyaf (Arabic: سياف, Hindi: सय्याफ) has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sayyaf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 379,617th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,752,708 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sayyaf live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 177,970th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,837 people.

Sayyaf is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 425 people, or 1 in 75,655. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Kabul, where 53 percent are found, Maidan Wardak, where 15 percent are found and Daykundi, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 39 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Sayyaf Last Name Statistics demography

Sayyaf earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayyadf925/
Sayyaff921/
Sayyadfh861/
Sayyab83143/
Saiyaf8330/
Sayyaw835/
Sayaaf832/
Zayyaf832/
Sayyav831/
Seyyaf831/
Syaf801,446/
Sayyoof772/
Sayyaab771/
Syafe73469/
Sauaf7315/
Syaaf7312/
Seaaf735/
Siaaf735/
Saaof734/
Shyaf733/
Syaff732/
Saeaf731/
Syasf731/
Saaouf67409/
Sayaab67103/
Saiyab6756/
Zayyab6727/
Siyaaf6719/
Sahhaf6714/
Saeeaf6710/
Saayab678/
Saiyof677/
Shyaft675/
Saiyav674/
Soyyab673/
Sajjaf673/
Saiyaw672/
Zeyyaf671/
Suyyaw671/
Shaeaf671/
Shiaaf671/
Sayjav671/
Seyyab671/
Zaiyaf671/

Sayyaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sayyaf in the Hindi language
सय्याफsayyapha-
Sayyaf in the Arabic language
سيافsyaf-

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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 Sayyaf
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