Soufiya Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Soufiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 135 | 1:142,163 | 5,288 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Soufiya (616) may also be a first name.
Soufiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soufiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soufiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮﻓﻴﻪ, Hindi: सुफिया, Marathi: सौफ़ीया) is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Soufiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Soufiya is the 1,409,418th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Soufiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Soufiya are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Soufiya is also the 336,421st most frequently held first name globally, held by 616 people.
The surname Soufiya is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 142,163. In Niger Soufiya is most frequent in: Maradi Region, where 97 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 2 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soufiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soufiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻮﻓﻴﻪ | swfyh | - |
| Soufiya in the Hindi language | ||
| सुफिया | suphiya | - |
| Soufiya in the Marathi language | ||
| सौफ़ीया | saufiya | - |
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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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- 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 Soufiya
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