Sfian Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Sfian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Sfian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sfian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sfian (Arabic: صفيان) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sfian? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Sfian occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Sfian reside; 75 percent reside in North Africa and 50 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.
The last name Sfian is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Other than Egypt it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 13 percent live and Morocco, where 13 percent live.
Sfian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sfian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sfian last name decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sfian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sfian in the Arabic language | ||
| صفيان | sfyan | - |
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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 Sfian
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