Surname السلف (السلف 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname السلف is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Libya, where it is quite a rare surname, Algeria, where it is a rare surname, and Sudan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, Egypt, and Sudan. Much less frequently, السلف is the forename as well as the last name.