Shaiff Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Shaiff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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
The last name Shaiff occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaiff? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shaiff is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Shaiff are found; 46 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 21 people.
This surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia it is most common in: Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent live, Penang, where 33 percent live and Negeri Sembilan, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent live and Liberia, where 8 percent live.
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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 Shaiff
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