Shaeif Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shaeif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaeif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shaeif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shaeif (Hindi: शाॅिफ) is found most in Iran. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shaeif.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaeif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Shaeif occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shaeif are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Mazandaran Province, where 50 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Iran this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 29 percent are found and Pakistan, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaeiff923/
Shaeeif921/
Saeif9111/
Shahif83161/
Shaeef8345/
Shoaif836/
Shaeib834/
Sohaif833/
Shoeif832/
Saeife831/
Shaheef772/
Schaeef771/
Saheief771/
Shahiff771/
Schieif770/
Saeef731,068/
Sahif73958/
Saeiw7324/
Sahef739/
Sohif737/
Sa'if734/
Sheuf734/
Saaef734/
Sohef733/
Soaif733/
Sa'ef732/
Seaif732/
Saeyf731/
Sueif731/
Shauib67167/
Shoaiv67103/
Saeiew6773/
Shaaev6773/
Saeyib6752/
Sheaib6735/
Saeaiw6733/
Shohif6731/
Saheef6725/
Shahiv6724/
Soueif6717/
Saeeiw6716/
Saeeaf6710/
Saeyiw677/
Saeaib676/
Shahev675/
Soweif674/
Saeiow674/
Sohaiv674/
Saehiw673/
Seeiff673/
Sehaev672/
Sheaiv671/
Shaeew671/
Seaeiw671/
Sehiff671/
Saeewf671/
Saeefh671/
Saeivz671/
Sayaif671/
Sohiff671/
Shueyf671/
Sheaev671/
Cheaif671/
Suyaif671/
Suiaef671/
Shieiv671/
Soheef671/
Saeaef671/
Sayeib671/
Sayief671/
Schéef671/
Sayyef671/
Scheuf670/
Sahiff670/

Shaeif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shaeif in the Hindi language
शाॅिफsaeipha-

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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
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  • 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 Shaeif
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