Shaiff Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Shaiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shaiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Shaiff (21) may also be a first name.

Shaiff Last Name Facts

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

Shaiff is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaiff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Shaiff live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Shaiff is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 21 people.

This surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia Shaiff is mostly found in: Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent are found, Penang, where 33 percent are found and Negeri Sembilan, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent are found and Liberia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaiff9224/
Shaiffe921/
Shaif9111,456/
Shaff911,322/
Shiff91819/
Saiff91139/
Schiff838,959/
Schaff836,205/
Sheaff83554/
Shaffe83386/
Shieff83135/
Szaiff8388/
Sheiff8368/
Shaeff8346/
Shaife8333/
Shaief8332/
Saiffe8312/
Shafft838/
Shauff837/
Shayif836/
Shajif834/
Shaaif833/
Shaifh833/
Shaifs831/
Shaift831/
Shaaff831/
Shiffe831/
Shifft831/
Shaiyf831/
Shaffs830/
Schaif830/
Sehaff830/
Shapff830/
Shiffs830/
Saif80291,498/
Shaf801,511/
Siff80558/
Shif80373/
Saff80344/
Shaggieff801/
Schauff77998/
Schaaff77760/
Schafft77468/
Scheiff77287/
Schaeff77226/
Schijff77189/
Sheaffe77138/
Schieff7720/
Schiffe773/
Schiffs772/
Schaffs772/
Schifft772/
Shaihaf771/
Shahaff771/
Shieaff771/
Schioff771/
Sheiffs771/
Scheaff770/
Shaib735,622/
Shafe733,908/
Sheff731,643/
Shaaf731,414/
Sahaf731,073/
Chaif731,037/
Saief731,008/
Saife73974/
Schaf73851/
Shaft73671/
Sheaf73517/
Shahf73452/
Sieff73429/
Saffe73427/
Shauf73308/
Seiff73277/
Chaff73240/
Schif73230/
Saaif73199/
Sifft73177/
Sauff73131/
Shaiv7387/
Shief7374/
Shadf7369/
Shoif7347/
Safft7342/
Shift7341/
Shaef7330/
Chiff7328/
Saiaf7327/
Zaiff7324/
Siffe7323/
Shifs7322/
Szaif7320/
Siaff7316/
Shife7315/
Sheif7315/
Saiyf7313/
Shawf738/
Shafz738/
Shafh737/
Szaff737/
Saifz737/
Sajif736/
Saidf736/
Sciff735/
Sziff735/
Saiuf734/
Shafs734/
Saiof733/
Sayif733/
Sehaf733/
Shyff733/
Saitf732/
Shgaf732/
Shifh732/
Shidf732/
Shazf732/
Shasf732/
Shuif732/
Saffs731/
Satff731/
Jshaf731/
Soiff731/
Shatf731/
Shhaf731/
Shapf730/
Seaff730/
Schuijff7171/
Schaaffe7150/
Schauffe711/
Scheaffe710/
Saf6750,983/
Schaaf6726,035/
Shajib6712,753/
Sif675,552/
Schauf672,228/
Scheff671,627/
Shahaf671,083/
Chaffe671,040/
Schijf67717/
Schäff67393/
Chiffe67357/
Shaieb67284/
Schaef67264/
Schief67198/
Seiffe67183/
Shaiev67171/
Schyff67153/
Sheafe67153/
Shaiub67122/
Schipf67120/
Shaaib6787/
Shahft6776/
Chauff6764/
Schift6761/
Sheffe6751/
Szeiff6738/
Shayef6734/
Scheaf6726/
Schapf6725/
Sheffs6719/
Shajiv6717/
Shaiab6717/
Shayib6716/
Shaibh6711/
Schaáf6711/
Shiyaf6710/
Schiffová679/
Shouff679/
Scheif678/
Schuif678/
Szieff677/
Saiyof677/
Shaiph675/
Shoeff675/
Shayaf675/
Shhaib675/
Shaiob675/
Sayife675/
Zahaff674/
Sheaft674/
Shaufe674/
Sajeff674/
Chhaif674/
Saieef674/
Shaaiv673/
Sheyaf673/
Schaib673/
Sauffs672/
Schawf672/
Sadpff672/
Schafs672/
Saaife672/
Sauffe672/
Saioof671/
Saiphf671/
Saifeh671/
Saihuf671/
S'Haib671/
Chahff671/
Chaife671/
Sayffe671/
Shojaf671/
Shiftt671/
Sheief671/
Sheifh671/
Shejaf671/
Shaafs671/
Sheaffová671/
Shaftt671/
Schife671/
Sahaaf671/
Schasf671/
Shiyef671/
Shafhe671/
Shajaf671/
Shehaf671/
Shzaib671/
Schiffova671/
Schiøpffe671/
Sayief671/
Sadffe671/
Sa'aif671/
Shafhd671/
Shafhh671/
Shaafe671/
Shavfe671/
Chuiff671/
Chiffs670/
Saaffe670/
Seaffe670/
Chaaff670/
Sheife670/
Shapfe670/
Sheifs670/
Sheafs670/
Cheaff670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shaiff
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