Sufia Surname

75,839th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Sufia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sufia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5,4971:28,9901,885
Venezuela2931:103,0863,736
Indonesia2211:598,41347,561
India1371:5,599,017134,774
Pakistan801:2,233,04920,482
Argentina621:689,41047,472
Solomon Islands411:14,1472,649
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
American Samoa171:3,280753
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England111:5,065,278148,650
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

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

Sufia (86,804) may also be a first name.

Sufia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sufia (Hindi: सूफिया, Marathi: सुिफया, Oriya: ସୁଫିଆ) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Sufía. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sufia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 75,839th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,126,708 people. The surname Sufia is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Sufia are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 11,526th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 86,804 people.

The surname Sufia is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 5,497 people, or 1 in 28,990. Outside of Bangladesh Sufia occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Sufia Last Name Statistics demography

Sufia earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.62% less than the national average, earning $20,014 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sufía931/
Soufia911,316/
Suffia91729/
Sufiah91591/
Supfia9125/
Saufia9114/
Sufiat9114/
Shufia919/
Siufia917/
Sufiha911/
Sufiea911/
Sufiaz911/
Sufiad911/
Sufiaa911/
Saufiah8336/
Sufaija8316/
Sufiath8310/
Suffiah839/
Scuffia837/
Susfiah837/
Sufiash836/
Suffiad836/
Sufaiya835/
Soufiah832/
Shuffia831/
Sufiauu831/
Souffia831/
Soufiea831/
Shufiah831/
Zufia80228/
Sufja8048/
Sufya8013/
Sufio807/
Jufia804/
Sófia801/
Sufea801/
Sufaiyah7724/
Shufaija773/
Souffiaa771/
Soofia7363/
Sifiah7330/
Suphia7328/
Shifia7312/
Shufya7310/
Soufya734/
Sufyat734/
Sufyah732/
Saufya732/
Suviah731/
Suffya731/
Saufea731/
Zufija731/
Ssufya731/
Joufia731/
Suffio731/
Soefia731/
Sufhea731/
Szófia731/
Shufaaiat711/
Soofiah673/
Souphia672/
Djoufia672/
Soofija671/
Suphias671/
Sufayya671/

Sufia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sufia in the Marathi language
सुिफयाsuiphaya92
सुिफअsuipha'a4
सूिफयाsuiphaya4
Sufia in the Oriya language
ସୁଫିଆsuphi'a90.91
ଶୁଫିଆsuphi'a6.06
ସୁଫିୟାsuphiya3.03
Sufia in the Hindi language
सूफियाsuphiya60.31
सुफियाsuphiya31.3
सुफ़िआsufi'a2.29
सुफिआsuphi'a2.29
सुफिाsuphia0.76

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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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  • 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 Sufia
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