Souffi Surname
Approximately 752 people bear this surname
Souffi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 655 | 1:58,979 | 9,893 |
| Mauritania | 56 | 1:73,123 | 4,924 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Souffi (39) may also be a first name.
Souffi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Souffi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Souffi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻮﻓﻲ) occurs most in Algeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Souffi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 451,630th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,690,886 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Souffi live; 87 percent live in North Africa and 87 percent live in Mahgreb. Souffi is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 39 people.
It is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is held by 655 people, or 1 in 58,979. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Algiers Province, where 67 percent reside, Laghouat Province, where 32 percent reside and Ghardaïa Province, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Algeria Souffi is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 7 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Souffi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Souffi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻮﻓﻲ | alswfy | 80.77 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﻮﻓﻰ | alswfy | 19.23 |
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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
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