Säf Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Säf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 120 | 1:82,056 | 6,066 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Saf (50,983) & Šaf (26) are calculated separately.
Säf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Säf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Säf occurs most in Sweden. It may be rendered as a variant: Saf or Šaf. For other potential spellings of Säf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Säf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,649,806th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname Säf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Säf live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 82,056. In Sweden Säf is most prevalent in: Jönköping County, where 37 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 25 percent live and Stockholm County, where 14 percent live. Beside Sweden Säf occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saf | 89 | 50,983 | / |
| Sääf | 86 | 483 | / |
| Säff | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sf | 80 | 804 | / |
| Šaf | 78 | 26 | / |
| Schäf | 75 | 383 | / |
| Säfwe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sif | 67 | 5,552 | / |
| Sef | 67 | 3,000 | / |
| Sof | 67 | 1,102 | / |
| Sfa | 67 | 679 | / |
| Schäff | 67 | 393 | / |
| Psf | 67 | 276 | / |
| Sfi | 67 | 236 | / |
| Suf | 67 | 125 | / |
| Schäfe | 67 | 49 | / |
| Sfe | 67 | 47 | / |
| Säw | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sjf | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sfo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Syf | 67 | 19 | / |
| Säv | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sff | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sfu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ssf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hsf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sfh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sfy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wsf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sfw | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Säf
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