Shahif Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Shahif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 131 | 1:267,341 | 5,559 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shahif (71) may also be a first name.
Shahif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shahif (Hindi: शहीफ, Marathi: शहीफ) is most common in Iraq. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahif? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shahif is the 1,369,340th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahif live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Levant. Shahif is also the 1,152,838th most frequently held given name globally, held by 71 people.
The last name is most widespread in Iraq, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 267,341. Other than Iraq this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 9 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahiff | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sahif | 91 | 958 | / |
| Shohif | 83 | 31 | / |
| Shahiv | 83 | 24 | / |
| Shaeif | 83 | 7 | / |
| Shoaif | 83 | 6 | / |
| Chahif | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sohaif | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sahiff | 83 | 0 | / |
| Shahiev | 77 | 25 | / |
| Shaeiff | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shaheft | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shahiph | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaeeif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saheief | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahiv | 73 | 1,134 | / |
| Shaef | 73 | 30 | / |
| Saeif | 73 | 11 | / |
| Sahef | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sohif | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sa'if | 73 | 4 | / |
| Soaif | 73 | 3 | / |
| Seaif | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shaihiev | 71 | 53 | / |
| Shayhiev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shoaib | 67 | 173,064 | / |
| Shaoib | 67 | 273 | / |
| Schaef | 67 | 264 | / |
| Shauib | 67 | 167 | / |
| Shoaiv | 67 | 103 | / |
| Sahiev | 67 | 76 | / |
| Shaeff | 67 | 46 | / |
| Shaeef | 67 | 45 | / |
| Sheaib | 67 | 35 | / |
| Sahuiv | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shahev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sohaiv | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saehiw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shoeif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shaefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sahajhaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahivd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssahib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahiph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheaiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaeph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sha'ib | 67 | 1 | / |
Shahif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahif in the Hindi language | ||
| शहीफ | sahipha | 66.67 |
| शाहिफ | sahipha | 25 |
| शहिफ | sahipha | 8.33 |
| Shahif in the Marathi language | ||
| शहीफ | sahipha | 62.5 |
| शिहफ | sihapha | 12.5 |
| शाहीफ | sahipha | 12.5 |
| साहीफ | sahipha | 12.5 |
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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 Shahif
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