Seif Surname

3,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Seif Surname User-submission:

It is an Arabic name that means sword, sometimes it is before aldien that means the sword of religion.

Seif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61,2361:865108
Egypt52,7781:1,742236
Iran21,7911:3,524462
Sudan7,8401:4,784686
Saudi Arabia5,5651:5,545770
Kenya2,1501:21,4792,462
United States1,2881:281,41226,223
Germany6411:125,59415,334
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Austria2901:29,3644,704
Djibouti2751:3,327287
United Arab Emirates2261:40,5414,176
Kuwait2221:17,1202,252
Oman1701:21,6941,938
Tunisia1461:4,182653
Canada1381:266,99725,150
England1241:449,33929,774
Mauritania891:46,0103,425
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Qatar691:34,1743,607
France681:976,805110,007
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Australia611:442,55234,724
Jordan471:188,1379,239
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Sweden331:298,38720,789
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Israel141:611,26042,949
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Libya91:693,7751,982
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
China71:195,331,65210,124
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales41:773,63329,106
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Guam11:160,1214,893
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Seif (146,762) may also be a first name.

Seif Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Arabic name that means sword, sometimes it is before aldien that means the sword of religion.

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Seif Last Name Facts

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

Seif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻒ, Russian: Сеиф) is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,595th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 46,613 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Seif are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Seif is also the 7,149th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 146,762 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 61,236 people, or 1 in 865. In Tanzania Seif is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 7 percent are found and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 34 percent are found and Iran, where 14 percent are found.

Seif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seif has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seif last name expanded 1,204 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (76%) in Kenya and Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Seif last name are 28.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seif earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 65.46% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,696 per year; in South Africa they earn 47.32% less than the national average, earning R 125,184 per year; in United States they earn 18.23% more than the national average, earning $51,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.33% more than the national average, earning $56,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seife8915,181/
Seiff89277/
Szeif89107/
Seidf8962/
Sheif8915/
Seift896/
Sseif894/
Seifs894/
Seiif894/
Seyif893/
Sceif891/
Seifh891/
Seifp891/
Seiaf891/
Sif865,552/
Sef863,000/
Seyife802,898/
Seiffe80183/
Sheiff8068/
Szeiff8038/
Szeift8021/
Scheif808/
Seiyfe804/
Sheief801/
Sheifh801/
Seidfe801/
Seiouf801/
Sheife800/
Sheifs800/
Sceife800/
Saif75291,498/
Sief756,226/
Seib755,937/
Suef752,932/
Siaf752,152/
Seef752,148/
Seaf751,704/
Saef751,571/
Sefe751,516/
Sife751,438/
Shef751,311/
Seff75612/
Ssef75563/
Siff75558/
Seyf75482/
Shif75373/
Zeif75291/
Sift75122/
Sipf75100/
Soif7597/
Szef7594/
Suif7570/
Soef7545/
Sefz7522/
Syef7510/
Seft758/
Scif757/
Sifh756/
Sjef755/
Seiw754/
Sifs754/
Sgef754/
Seiv753/
Sejf753/
Sedf753/
Jeif753/
Ceif753/
Xsef753/
Seuf752/
Hsif752/
Sifp751/
Sihf751/
Sepf751/
Scef751/
Setf751/
Sidf751/
Sefh751/
Sefp751/
Sefs751/
Sehf751/
Sesf751/
Sjif751/
Siwf751/
Szif751/
Jsif751/
Hsef751/
Scheiff73287/
Scheife7345/
Seifová7331/
Scheift732/
Sheiffs731/
Seihoff730/
Shaif6711,456/
Seyfe679,132/
Seiph675,621/
Sheff671,643/
Souef671,111/
Sayef671,108/
Saief671,008/
Saife67974/
Shiff67819/
Siyaf67587/
Sheaf67517/
Sieff67429/
Sheef67292/
Schif67230/
Saaif67199/
Sifft67177/
Cheif67139/
Saiff67139/
Sheft67134/
Sheib67119/
Schef67111/
Szefs67107/
Seeff67102/
Sueff67101/
Shief6774/
Szeifová6774/
Szeib6766/
Shoif6747/
Shift6741/
Siefe6736/
Zeiff6731/
Shaef6730/
Saiaf6727/
Shoef6723/
Siffe6723/
Shifs6722/
Seyff6721/
Szaif6720/
Suife6720/
Shefe6717/
Siaff6716/
Shife6715/
Saiyf6713/
Seuff6713/
Sifeh6712/
Seyef679/
Seefe678/
Soyef678/
Zeift678/
Szepf678/
Hseef677/
Seyaf677/
Saifz677/
Jzsef676/
Sajif676/
Shepf676/
Saidf676/
Seafe675/
Sciff675/
Sieaf675/
Sziff675/
Siaaf675/
Saiuf674/
Sheuf674/
Sojif673/
Saiof673/
Sayif673/
Szeff673/
Sehaf673/
Seitv672/
Scife672/
Suift672/
Saitf672/
Shifh672/
Seiab672/
Sgeef672/
Shidf672/
Szeifova672/
Sawef672/
Suief672/
Shuif672/
Scaif671/
Seyib671/
Djeif671/
Sceff671/
Siwft671/
Shuef671/
Sheyf671/
Sheiw671/
Seisw671/
Seiub671/
Sejib671/
Sejiv671/
Seuft671/
Seiev671/
Suitf671/
Suyef671/
Seeft671/
Seffe671/
Soiff671/
Soift671/
Seefh671/
Seibh671/
Shedf671/
Seiew671/
Sefft671/
Sefph671/
Seihb671/
Sijif671/
Sifht671/
Sujif671/
Ssihf671/
Jsefh671/
Sieft670/
Sheiv670/
Sceft670/
Xeiff670/
Siefs670/
Sissf670/
Seaff670/
Sceib670/
Sijof670/

Seif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻴﻒsyf92.86
ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻒalsyf7.14
Seif in the Russian language
Сеифseif-

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