Suf Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Israel

Suf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
India191:40,371,862445,856
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Israel181:475,42436,085
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

The alternate forms: Šuf (1) are calculated separately.

Suf (443) may also be a first name.

Suf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Suf (Marathi: सुफ़, Russian: Суф) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Šuf. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,612,213th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname Suf occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Suf reside; 42 percent reside in South Asia and 30 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Suf is also the 407,208th most common first name in the world, held by 443 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,134,393. In Malaysia Suf is most common in: Sarawak, where 19 percent live, Selangor, where 19 percent live and Kelantan, where 15 percent live. Aside from Malaysia Suf exists in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent live and Iran, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šuf891/
Sufe862,164/
Souf861,948/
Sauf86358/
Suff86135/
Suft86125/
Suif8670/
Shuf8637/
Suvf862/
Seuf862/
Sudf861/
Scuf861/
Sutf861/
Suuf861/
Suzf861/
Sxuf861/
Sufs861/
Ssuf861/
Shuff752,430/
Shauf75308/
Sauff75131/
Schuf7553/
Saufe7551/
Shouf7549/
Suife7520/
Shufe7518/
Sahuf7514/
Seuff7513/
Shuft7511/
Szuft758/
Scuff756/
Suffe755/
Sheuf754/
Sudfh754/
Siuff753/
Soufe753/
Suchf753/
Suyfe753/
Saufh753/
Souft753/
Shuif752/
Suift752/
Sauft752/
Hsujf751/
Suffh751/
Saudf751/
Scauf751/
Shufs751/
Shupf751/
Seuft751/
Suitf751/
Szuff751/
Ssouf751/
Souëf751/
Sufhh751/
Sub6713,384/
Schauf672,228/
Suv671,857/
Schuff671,815/
Schuft67698/
Suw67200/
Souffe6782/
Cuf6774/
Schupf6745/
Juf6729/
Shuffe6719/
Shouff679/
Zuf678/
Schuif678/
Shauff677/
Shaufe674/
Xuf674/
Shoufe674/
Scauff673/
Sufova673/
Schouf673/
Sauffe672/
Sauffs672/
Schuyf672/
Schufe671/
Schutf671/
Suuyfe671/
Szhufe671/
Schufp671/
Suthff671/
Seuffe671/
Scheuf670/
Shuffs670/
Scuiff670/

Suf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suf in the Marathi language
सुफ़sufa-
Suf in the Russian language
Суфsuf-

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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
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  • 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 Suf
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