Soufar Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Soufar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Soufar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soufar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soufar (Arabic: صوفار) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Soufar.
How Common Is The Last Name Soufar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Soufar live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
It is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 9,597,816. In Iran it is most frequent in: Hormozgan Province, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Iran this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soufar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soufar in the Arabic language | ||
| صوفار | swfar | - |
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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 Soufar
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