Syaif Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Syaif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Syaif Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Syaif (207) may also be a first name.

Syaif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Syaif is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syaif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Syaif is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Syaif reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Syaif is also the 629,010th most widespread first name internationally, held by 207 people.

Syaif is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 3,225,590. In Indonesia Syaif is mostly concentrated in: Riau, where 27 percent live, West Nusa Tenggara, where 20 percent live and South Kalimantan, where 17 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 16 percent live and Singapore, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syahif915/
Syahief839/
Syaib8068/
Syoif8021/
Syaef806/
Seaif802/
Syaiw801/
Shyaiv731/
Shyaib731/
Syohaib671/

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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 Syaif
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