Saif

See also: saif

English

Alternative forms

• Seif

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Saif (plural Saifs)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Saif is the 35866^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 626 individuals. Saif is most common among White (52.08%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (30.35%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Saif”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• AFIS, AFIs, Asif, FISA, IFAs, ISAF, Safi, as if