Sahfi Surname
Approximately 1,097 people bear this surname
Sahfi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 748 | 1:102,650 | 9,973 |
| Pakistan | 237 | 1:753,772 | 11,005 |
| India | 89 | 1:8,618,712 | 176,377 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sahfi (767) may also be a first name.
Sahfi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahfi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahfi (Hindi: शफी, Marathi: शफी) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahfi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 336,072nd most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,643,159 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sahfi live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 296,432nd most widely held first name globally, held by 767 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 748 people, or 1 in 102,650. In Iran Sahfi is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside, Qom Province, where 17 percent reside and Gilan Province, where 14 percent reside. Other than Iran it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 22 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahfi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahfi in the Hindi language | ||
| शफी | saphi | - |
| Sahfi in the Marathi language | ||
| शफी | saphi | 75 |
| सफी | saphi | 12.5 |
| शाफी | saphi | 12.5 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sahfi
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