Seyf Surname
Approximately 482 people bear this surname
Seyf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 315 | 1:243,754 | 18,552 |
| Russia | 51 | 1:2,825,942 | 156,501 |
| Northern Cyprus | 27 | 1:11,815 | 3,048 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Seyf (762) may also be a first name.
Seyf Demographics
Average Seyf Salary in
England
£23,870
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Seyf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seyf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seyf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻒ, Russian: Сейф) has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seyf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 633,196th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,119,390 people. The last name Seyf occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Seyf live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 297,476th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 762 people.
The surname Seyf is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 243,754. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 29 percent live, Hamadan Province, where 18 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 17 percent live. Other than Iran this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 11 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 6 percent live.
Seyf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seyfe | 89 | 9,132 | / |
| Seyff | 89 | 21 | / |
| Seyef | 89 | 9 | / |
| Seyaf | 89 | 7 | / |
| Seyif | 89 | 3 | / |
| Sheyf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sef | 86 | 3,000 | / |
| Syf | 86 | 19 | / |
| Seyife | 80 | 2,898 | / |
| Seyefe | 80 | 2,254 | / |
| Seiyfe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sheyaf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sheyfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seyoff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Seif | 75 | 156,343 | / |
| Sief | 75 | 6,226 | / |
| Suef | 75 | 2,932 | / |
| Seef | 75 | 2,148 | / |
| Seaf | 75 | 1,704 | / |
| Saef | 75 | 1,571 | / |
| Sefe | 75 | 1,516 | / |
| Shef | 75 | 1,311 | / |
| Sayf | 75 | 754 | / |
| Seff | 75 | 612 | / |
| Seyb | 75 | 578 | / |
| Ssef | 75 | 563 | / |
| Szef | 75 | 94 | / |
| Zeyf | 75 | 45 | / |
| Soef | 75 | 45 | / |
| Sefz | 75 | 22 | / |
| Szyf | 75 | 18 | / |
| Shyf | 75 | 15 | / |
| Syef | 75 | 10 | / |
| Seft | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sjef | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sgef | 75 | 4 | / |
| Soyf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sejf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sedf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Xsef | 75 | 3 | / |
| Seuf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Syfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sepf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Setf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sefh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sefp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sefs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sehf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sesf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sxyf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Syft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Syof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sytf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Syvf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ceyf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jsyf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seyfova | 73 | 10 | / |
| Seife | 67 | 15,181 | / |
| Sheff | 67 | 1,643 | / |
| Souef | 67 | 1,111 | / |
| Sayef | 67 | 1,108 | / |
| Saief | 67 | 1,008 | / |
| Siyaf | 67 | 587 | / |
| Sheaf | 67 | 517 | / |
| Sieff | 67 | 429 | / |
| Seyab | 67 | 322 | / |
| Sayaf | 67 | 305 | / |
| Sheef | 67 | 292 | / |
| Seiff | 67 | 277 | / |
| Sheft | 67 | 134 | / |
| Schef | 67 | 111 | / |
| Szeif | 67 | 107 | / |
| Szefs | 67 | 107 | / |
| Seeff | 67 | 102 | / |
| Sueff | 67 | 101 | / |
| Shief | 67 | 74 | / |
| Schyf | 67 | 63 | / |
| Seidf | 67 | 62 | / |
| Siefe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Shaef | 67 | 30 | / |
| Shoef | 67 | 23 | / |
| Shefe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sheif | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ceyfs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Saiyf | 67 | 13 | / |
| Seuff | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sayfe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sayyf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Seefe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Soyef | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sheyb | 67 | 8 | / |
| Szepf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Soyaf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Seyeb | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hseef | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jzsef | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sayuf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shepf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seift | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seafe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sieaf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Szyff | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sseif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seifs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sheuf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sayof | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seiif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sayif | 67 | 3 | / |
| Szeff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suyfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sehaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shyff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sheyv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seyav | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sgeef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sawef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suief | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seyub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seyib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sceff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sceif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saydf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seuft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seifh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suyef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Syffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seeft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeyaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seefh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seifp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shedf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsyfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seyew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scydf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seiaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsefh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jssyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sieft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sceft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Siefs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seaff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Soyfe | 67 | 0 | / |
Seyf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seyf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﻒ | syf | - |
| Seyf in the Russian language | ||
| Сейф | sejf | - |
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Footnotes
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