Sfaf Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Eritrea
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Sfaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sfaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sfaf (5) may also be a first name.

Sfaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sfaf is found in Eritrea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sfaf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sfaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sfaf is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Sfaf is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Sfaf are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sfaf is also the 5,493,085th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 5 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Eritrea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,187,975. Other than Eritrea Sfaf exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sfafe899/
Sfasf892/
Sfasdf801/
Sfaw750/
Ssfaaff731/
Sfeif6733/
Sfowa671/
Shfoff601/
Zfab502/
Zeheffaf501/
Sfov501/
Xfab501/
Xfaw501/

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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 Sfaf
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