Sayyafi Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Sayyafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sayyafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Sayyafi Last Name Facts

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

Sayyafi is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sayyafi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sayyafi live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 3,199,272. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 50 percent are found, Gilan Province, where 42 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 4 percent are found. Not including Iran this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saiyafi862/
Syafi832,166/
Syafii7735,854/
Syafei778,608/
Syafie77874/
Syafai7738/
Syafiz7715/
Syaafi7714/
Syafip777/
Syafih776/
Syafid775/
Syafit773/
Syahfi772/
Syafio771/
Syafiy771/
Syafis771/
Saaufi771/
Syaffi771/
Syaffei7186/
Syahafi7145/
Syahfii7138/
Syahfei7122/
Syaafii7121/
Syafieh7117/
Syaffii7116/
Syafeih7112/
Shyafii7111/
Syafe'i717/
Hsyafii715/
Syafaiz714/
Syahfie713/
Sahhafi713/
Syafi'e712/
Syaffie712/
Saiyafa712/
Syahfit711/
Syahfio711/
Syafais711/
Syafe67469/
Siafi67410/
Syafa67174/
Saofi6798/
Syofi6748/
Syafeeie6736/
Seafi6712/
Syahafiz671/
Syafy671/

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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 Sayyafi
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