Saufan Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Saufan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saufan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives91:44,9082,305
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Saufan (364) may also be a first name.

Saufan Last Name Facts

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

Saufan (Hindi: सौफान, Marathi: सौफान, Russian: Сауфан) is borne by more people in The Maldives than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saufan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Saufan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Saufan live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Saufan is also the 456,229th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 364 people.

The surname Saufan is most frequently held in The Maldives, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 44,908. In The Maldives it is most frequent in: Kaafu Atoll, where 100 percent reside. Besides The Maldives Saufan occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.

Saufan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Saufan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Saufan last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaufan928/
Sauffan921/
Safan914,336/
Sufan911,739/
Shaufaan863/
Saafan8314,943/
Soufan8311,208/
Saifan837,375/
Safaan832,026/
Saffan831,040/
Shafan83647/
Seafan83432/
Saefan83205/
Safang83151/
Shufan83141/
Sufain8397/
Suffan8386/
Sufang8369/
Sahfan8364/
Safain8356/
Sadfan8345/
Safane8338/
Sayfan8331/
Sufhan8325/
Jaufan8313/
Sa'fan839/
Safann838/
Safhan838/
Szufan838/
Suifan837/
Sufean834/
Safgan834/
Suofan834/
Sufane832/
Safean832/
Szafan832/
Suyfan832/
Safand832/
Zaufan831/
Sufaan831/
Sudfan831/
Siafan831/
Sajfan831/
Sawfan831/
Siufan831/
Safaun831/
Saufon830/
Sutfan830/
Sufant830/
Soufane772,142/
Shoufan77993/
Shadfan77719/
Shaafan77371/
Saffane77182/
Shaifan77168/
Chaufan7777/
Satfang7759/
Shufang7752/
Shafain7743/
Shaffan7742/
Souffan7739/
Saaifan7733/
Saifain7729/
Suffain7719/
Sahafan7712/
Sayfang7711/
Sufahan7710/
Sufasen779/
Sahuvan779/
Shafaan778/
Sayafan778/
Shufane777/
Saifaan777/
Saifang774/
Soufain774/
Satfane774/
Saafane774/
Shafhan774/
Saufong773/
Safahan773/
Sayefan773/
Safatyn773/
Sadfang773/
Safatin772/
Saifane772/
Suiafan772/
Shafane772/
Seafane772/
Shafand772/
Scaffan772/
Schufan771/
Sachfan771/
Sajifan771/
Saf'aan771/
Safaunk771/
Saffean771/
Siyafan771/
Shuffan771/
Sufanne771/
Suffant771/
Schafan771/
Suffean771/
Siufaan771/
Shujfan771/
Saiffan771/
Saffain771/
Saffand771/
Safhaan771/
Sattfan771/
Sawefan771/
Se'afan771/
Seafang771/
Saafain771/
Shahfan771/
Shasfan771/
Sufhain771/
Zhaufan771/
Zufan7329,360/
Jafan736,116/
Sofan734,094/
Safon73563/
Safam73312/
Zafan73268/
Sufon73214/
Xufan7364/
Žufan7351/
Jufan7326/
Cafan7312/
Sufán739/
Cufan738/
Safón735/
Sufam731/
Sufàn731/
Safán731/
Safaatin71231/
Safanova71135/
Shchufan7176/
Schaffan7149/
Shuffain7132/
Sufaatin7126/
Shafainn7118/
Sahuvain7114/
Souffane7112/
Safaaten7111/
Schafgan718/
Souffant716/
Shoufang715/
Sufanova714/
Shuifang714/
Soufaine713/
Shafahan712/
Safaisin712/
Sahadfan712/
Shafaten711/
Shaffaan711/
Shahfaan711/
Soufayne711/
Shapfaan711/
Shafaint711/
Seyoufan711/
Shasfand711/
Sazfatin711/
Safashyn711/
Shuofang711/
Shafaine711/
Saffamne710/
Suphan677,584/
Safont672,053/
Zufane671,933/
Zaafan671,514/
Saphan67733/
Zafane67548/
Saffon67487/
Jaffan67309/
Soffan67240/
Shofan67202/
Chafan67143/
Zaifan67129/
Saifon6777/
Sahvan6772/
Shafon6743/
Shafam6742/
Seifan6739/
Chufan6739/
Sofhan6738/
Seyfan6738/
Safein6735/
Shufon6726/
Jaifan6726/
Sofand6723/
Sufong6723/
Safoun6721/
Sowfan6720/
Zoufan6717/
Sofean6717/
Zhufan6717/
Sofane6717/
Zufang6716/
Sofain6713/
Soofan6711/
Saifam6711/
Safaim6710/
Juifan679/
Seefan678/
Jufang677/
Cuifan677/
Zaffan676/
Soifan676/
Cuffan676/
Djafan676/
Safoon676/
Zhafan675/
Safone675/
Joufan675/
Zafaan675/
Sayfon674/
Soyfan674/
Shafanova673/
Safong673/
Saefon673/
Jufain672/
Juffan672/
Jasfan672/
Szafon672/
Jafane672/
Scafon672/
Sufoon672/
Jaafan672/
Suffon671/
Safhanova671/
Safonk671/
Caffan671/
Jhafan671/
Jafant671/
Xaifan671/
Sayfanova671/
Siofan671/
Sofaan671/
Seafon671/
Jayfan671/
Sufoun671/
Zayfan671/
Jafayn671/
Jazfan671/
Zafhan671/
Ziufan671/
Zutfan671/
Soufon671/
Soefan671/
Shaasfand671/
Sousffand671/
Sahfon671/
Saffòn671/
Sadfon671/
Sayfam671/
Zuefan671/
Zufant671/
Shafa'ain671/
Zafean671/
Jafhan671/

Saufan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saufan in the Hindi language
सौफानsauphana50
सौफनsauphana50
Saufan in the Marathi language
सौफानsauphana50
सौफनsauphana50
Saufan in the Russian language
Сауфанsaufan-

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