Sfiya Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Morocco

Sfiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sfiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sfiya (277) may also be a first name.

Sfiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sfiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺻﻔﻲ, Hindi: साफिया) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sfiya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Sfiya are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sfiya is also the 533,704th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 277 people.

The last name Sfiya is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan Sfiya is primarily found in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Beside Pakistan Sfiya is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shfiya911/
Shfiyat831/
Sfiea8048/
Sfaya809/
Sfiye801/
Sfeia801/
Sfuya801/
Sfiyo801/
Shfaya7384/
Sfayat733/
Sfaiha731/
Shfiey731/
Sfayah731/
Sfoggia67406/
Sfui6755/
Sfaa6739/
Sfey6717/
Sfie679/
Sfei676/
Sfai675/
Sfea673/
Sfaj673/
Sfuy672/
Shfayat672/
Sfoa671/
Sfij671/

Sfiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sfiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺻﻔﻲasfy-
Sfiya in the Hindi language
साफियाsaphiya50
सफियाsaphiya50

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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 Sfiya
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