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    The surname Saif

    An Arabic surname, carried by 626 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S100

    Saif: #35,866 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Saif #35,866, 626 people Saif: #35,866 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Saif #35,866, 626 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Saif is more common than 77.9% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic سَيْف (sayf, “sword, scimitar”). This surname is mostly found in Yemen.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 626 people named Saif in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 493,204 Americans. That is up 109% since 2000, when the Census counted 300.

    #35,866
    rank among US surnames
    626
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +108.7%
    change since 2000 (was #62,396)

    Who is named Saif

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    52% of people named Saif identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 9.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 52%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 30%
    • Two or more races 9.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Saifs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Linda Saif
      American microbial scientist, born 1947

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Saif

    Saif has the Soundex code S100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S100.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Saif come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic سَيْف (sayf, “sword, scimitar”). This surname is mostly found in Yemen.
    How common is the surname Saif?
    626 people in the United States had the surname Saif in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 493,204 Americans. It ranked 35,866th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Saif?
    In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Saif identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Saif?
    Linda Saif, American microbial scientist.
    Where is the surname Saif most common?
    Wikidata records people named Saif in the United States.
    Is the surname Saif getting more or less common?
    More common. 300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 626 in 2010, up 109%.
    What are other spellings of Saif?
    Seif.