Soufana Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Soufana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Soufana (143) may also be a first name.
Soufana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soufana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soufana (Arabic: صوفاني) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Soufana.
How Common Is The Last Name Soufana? popularity and diffusion
Soufana is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Soufana occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Soufana reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 772,378th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 143 people.
The surname Soufana is most widely held in India, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 75 percent live and Bihar, where 25 percent live. Barring India Soufana exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and Niger, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soufana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soufana in the Arabic language | ||
| صوفاني | swfany | - |
| صوفانا | swfana | - |
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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 Soufana
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