In all the world, Shayf (شايف 
, Shayf 
) is quite a rare male first name. The forename Shayf is habitual in Yemen, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Saudi Arabia, and Libya, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Egypt. Much less frequently, Shayf is the last name as well as the forename.