Saufi Surname
Approximately 4,138 people bear this surname
Saufi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2,047 | 1:14,409 | 1,471 |
| Indonesia | 1,367 | 1:96,744 | 10,042 |
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| India | 131 | 1:5,855,461 | 138,626 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Saufi (2,160) may also be a first name.
Saufi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saufi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saufi (Hindi: सौफी, Marathi: सौफी) is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saufi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Saufi is the 112,054th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,761,128 people. The surname Saufi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Saufi live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 161,384th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 2,160 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 2,047 people, or 1 in 14,409. In Malaysia Saufi is mostly concentrated in: Kelantan, where 32 percent live, Selangor, where 15 percent live and Perak, where 9 percent live. Barring Malaysia Saufi occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and Morocco, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saufi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saufi in the Marathi language | ||
| सौफी | sauphi | 97.56 |
| ़सौफी | sauphi | 2.44 |
| Saufi in the Hindi language | ||
| सौफी | sauphi | 97.14 |
| सौफि | sauphi | 1.43 |
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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 Saufi
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