Sufferin Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Sufferin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sufferin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sufferin Last Name Facts

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

Sufferin has its highest incidence in Northern Ireland. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sufferin.

How Common Is The Last Name Sufferin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Sufferin are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Sufferin is most frequent in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 61,501. In Northern Ireland it is most numerous in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Northern Ireland it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Sufferin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sufferin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sufferin last name contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sufferin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sufferin surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suffering94154/
Suffern93602/
Jufferin8810/
Sufering880/
Sauffern880/
Sufferen880/
Seufering821/
Juffern8057/
Sufirin801/
Sufeern801/
Sufforn800/
Chaufferin7830/
Suffrene753/
Juffirin752/
Jouffern751/
Shiferin751/
Schiffern7129/
Sufirn711/
Sufrene6713/
Jufirin671/
Chufirin6356/
Chufyrin6348/
Supharin631/
Sauphern631/
Shiffirn631/
Zufayrin631/
Soufrene630/
Suphairin5933/
Supharn53216/
Suphorn535/
Shifirn531/
Suphrene501/

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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 Sufferin
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