Sayyaf Surname
Approximately 940 people bear this surname
Sayyaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 425 | 1:75,655 | 2,216 |
| Iran | 366 | 1:209,788 | 16,693 |
| Indonesia | 47 | 1:2,813,813 | 160,835 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Sayyaf (1,837) may also be a first name.
Sayyaf Demographics
Average Sayyaf Salary in
United States
$45,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sayyadf | 92 | 5 | / |
| Sayyaff | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sayyadfh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sayyab | 83 | 143 | / |
| Saiyaf | 83 | 30 | / |
| Sayyaw | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sayaaf | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zayyaf | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sayyav | 83 | 1 | / |
| Seyyaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Syaf | 80 | 1,446 | / |
| Sayyoof | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sayyaab | 77 | 1 | / |
| Syafe | 73 | 469 | / |
| Sauaf | 73 | 15 | / |
| Syaaf | 73 | 12 | / |
| Seaaf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Siaaf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Saaof | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shyaf | 73 | 3 | / |
| Syaff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Saeaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Syasf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saaouf | 67 | 409 | / |
| Sayaab | 67 | 103 | / |
| Saiyab | 67 | 56 | / |
| Zayyab | 67 | 27 | / |
| Siyaaf | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sahhaf | 67 | 14 | / |
| Saeeaf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Saayab | 67 | 8 | / |
| Saiyof | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shyaft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saiyav | 67 | 4 | / |
| Soyyab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sajjaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saiyaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeyyaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suyyaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaeaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiaaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayjav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seyyab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaiyaf | 67 | 1 | / |
Sayyaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayyaf in the Hindi language | ||
| सय्याफ | sayyapha | - |
| Sayyaf in the Arabic language | ||
| سياف | syaf | - |
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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 Sayyaf
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