Valif Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Valif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Valif (15) may also be a first name.

Valif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valif (Hindi: वालिफ, Marathi: वालीफ) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Valif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Valif is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Valif live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Valif is also the 2,900,335th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 10,968,932. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 86 percent live and Alborz Province, where 14 percent live. Not including Iran it exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valiof9129/
Valiff916/
Valeife834/
Valiv80284/
Volif8060/
Walif8027/
Balif8027/
Valib8016/
Valef805/
Valiw803/
Velif801/
Valiev7343,159/
Ballif73923/
Valaiv73225/
Baliff73125/
Valeff7375/
Valefe7316/
Walife7313/
Baylif7313/
Vaslef7311/
Waslif737/
Valiov737/
Falief736/
Bailif736/
Balife736/
Valeiv735/
Vallef734/
Valiew733/
Wallif732/
Falaif732/
Walaif732/
Baalif732/
Valaib731/
Waliff731/
Valiph731/
Valeuf731/
Walijf731/
Ualife731/
Fhalif731/
Falife731/
Valuiv731/
Fallif731/
Baillif672,035/
Bailiff671,298/
Bayliff67915/
Valiova677/
Velieff677/
Balliff676/
Watliff672/
Valliev672/
Baleife671/
Valoisv671/
Fhaulif671/
Falaife671/
Falhiff671/
Fatliff671/
Baylief671/
Valaaiv671/
Valaivd671/
Waliffe671/
Vauliev671/
Batliff671/
Valieyv671/
Vasleff671/
Vallefe671/
Vauliew670/
Ballief670/
Baylifs670/
Ballaif670/

Valif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valif in the Marathi language
वालीफvalipha71.43
वलीफvalipha28.57
Valif in the Hindi language
वालिफvalipha50
वलीफvalipha50

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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 Valif
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