Shayef Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Qatar

Shayef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shayef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080

Shayef (29) may also be a first name.

Shayef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shayef (Hindi: शयेफ) is most common in Qatar. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shayef? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Shayef occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Shayef reside; 71 percent reside in West Asia and 71 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Shayef is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Qatar, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 147,375. Without taking into account Qatar this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Shayef Last Name Statistics demography

Shayef earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 86.46% less than the national average, earning $5,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayef911,108/
Shaef9130/
Shayeb831,291/
Sayeef83464/
Schaef83264/
Shaeff8346/
Shayev8334/
Shaief8332/
Chayef8315/
Shayew839/
Shayif836/
Shayaf835/
Sayefe832/
Shiyef831/
Sayief831/
Shaiyf831/
Saef801,571/
Sayf80754/
Syef8010/
Schaeff77226/
Shayeva7758/
Shahyev7743/
Shayiev7716/
Shayeeb776/
Shauyev773/
S'Hayeb772/
Shajeef771/
Shaweef771/
Shayphe771/
Shaif7311,456/
Shaev732,365/
Sayeb731,978/
Saief731,008/
Sheaf73517/
Shauf73308/
Sayaf73305/
Sheef73292/
Shief7374/
Sayev7332/
Zayef7327/
Shoef7323/
Shayb7323/
Sheif7315/
Saiyf7313/
Sayfe7311/
Sayyf739/
Seyef739/
Soyef738/
Sayuf736/
Sheuf734/
Sayof734/
Sayif733/
Sehaf733/
Sawef732/
Saydf731/
Shuef731/
Sheyf731/
Suyef731/
Shyev731/
Shayv731/
Shayw730/
Shayhiev712/
Shayevch711/
Shoyeb672,922/
Seyefe672,254/
Schauf672,228/
Shayab671,077/
Scheef67561/
Sheaff67554/
Shaieb67284/
Schief67198/
Shaiev67171/
Sheafe67153/
Shieff67135/
Shoyev67114/
Shayav6799/
Shajeb6797/
Shuyeb6793/
Schaev6771/
Sheiff6768/
Shaueb6752/
Shaife6733/
Scheaf6726/
Shajev6720/
Shayib6716/
Shaiff6713/
Sheyev6712/
Sayeva6712/
Shayub6711/
Shuyev6710/
Shauev6710/
Shiyaf6710/
Shahyb6710/
Sahyev6710/
Sajeef679/
Scheif678/
Sheyeb678/
Shauff677/
Saiyof677/
Sayeeb677/
Sauyev676/
Zsayev676/
Sayoof675/
Shoeff675/
Schoef675/
Sayouf675/
Sayife675/
Shajif674/
Chayev674/
Sheaft674/
Shaufe674/
Shiyev674/
Sajeff674/
Chayof674/
Saieef674/
Shaaif673/
Sheyaf673/
Shaifh673/
Shayaw673/
Sheefh673/
Shoepf672/
Sgayev672/
Schuyf672/
Sahayb671/
Sauyaf671/
Sayffe671/
Sayiev671/
Shojaf671/
Sheief671/
Sheifh671/
Shejaf671/
Shaifs671/
Shaift671/
Shaeph671/
Sayfeh671/
Soheef671/
Shajaf671/
Sheyfe671/
Shehaf671/
Shiyeb671/
Sehyeb671/
Shaggieff671/
Chayaf671/
Sayphe671/
Sayfhs671/
Scheuf670/
Schaif670/
Sehaff670/
Schaew670/
Sheife670/
Sheifs670/
Sheafs670/
Schoeyeff670/

Shayef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shayef in the Hindi language
शयेफsayepha-

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