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

The surname Samfi (Hindi: सम्फी, Marathi: सांफी) occurs most in Iran. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samfi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Samfi live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 794,286th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 136 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Bushehr Province, where 50 percent live and Kermanshah Province, where 50 percent live. Apart from Iran this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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