View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Sufi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Sufi (Hindi: सूफी, Oriya: ସୁଫି, Russian: Суфи) is most common in Iran. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sufi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Sufi is the 10,448^th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 135,318 people. Sufi occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Sufi are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sufi is also the 36,105^th most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 21,281 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 22,661 people, or 1 in 3,388. In Iran it is most numerous in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 16 percent live, Tehran Province, where 12 percent live and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 9 percent live. Outside of Iran this last name is found in 78 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 16 percent live and Bangladesh, where 6 percent live.

Sufi Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Sufi surname are 23.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sufi earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $47,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.93% less than the national average, earning $41,768 CAD per year.