Samfi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Samfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Samfi (136) may also be a first name.

Samfi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samfi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Samfi (Hindi: सम्फी, Marathi: सांफी) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Samfi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Samfi are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Samfi is also the 794,286th most numerous forename on earth, held by 136 people.

The last name Samfi is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Bushehr Province, where 50 percent live and Kermanshah Province, where 50 percent live. Not including Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamfi919/
Saimfi913/
Saumfi912/
Samfai911/
Samfe8015/
Jamfi809/
Sanfi808/
Samfa806/
Zamfi802/
Somfi802/
Semfi801/
Sanfui7318,828/
Somfai73540/
Sanfiz73343/
Sanfie7321/
Sanfai7315/
Shanfi7313/
Sanfis734/
Samfay733/
Jamfoi732/
Samfyd732/
Samfer732/
Shamfa732/
Djamfi732/
Camfoi731/
Shemfi731/
Sanfei731/
Sanfhi731/
Samphi731/
Somfio731/
Jamfit731/
Chamfi731/
Samfey730/
Sanfhui6728/
Shanfui674/
Samphoi674/
Shanfei673/
Chamfai671/
Shanffi671/
Shaanfi671/
Samfeer671/
Samphio671/
Seamphi670/
Sanfish670/
Samphis670/

Samfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samfi in the Marathi language
सांफीsamphi-
Samfi in the Hindi language
सम्फीsamphi86.21
संफीsamphi6.9
सांफीsamphi3.45
समफिsamaphi3.45

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Samfi
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