Sfah Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Jordan

Sfah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sfah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq891:393,5027,096
Jordan631:140,3568,231
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Sfah (71) may also be a first name.

Sfah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sfah occurs more in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sfah.

How Common Is The Last Name Sfah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,398,030th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sfah are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Levant. Sfah is also the 1,152,838th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 71 people.

The surname Sfah is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 393,502. Apart from Iraq Sfah occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 40 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Sfaha891/
Sfath890/
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Shfa75211/
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Sfaa7539/
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Sfas752/
Sfap752/
Sfoh751/
Sfha751/
Sfga751/
Sfaz751/
Sfoa751/
Svah751/
Ssfa751/
Sffa751/
Swfa751/
Zsfa751/
Shfaath731/
Sfouh671,404/
Shfaa67161/
Sfiea6748/
Sfait6741/
Shfat6712/
Sfass678/
Shfai678/
Svaha678/
Sfaat677/
Shsfa672/
Sfeih671/
Shfaz671/
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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 Sfah
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