Last name Sayaf (Sayaf 
, Саяф 
, سياف 
) , in the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Sayaf is characteristic of Syria, where it is quite a rare surname, United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare surname, and Iran. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Iran, Syria, and Algeria. Likewise, Sayaf is the forename as well as the last name.