Sufian Surname

15,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Sufian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sufian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen16,1651:1,635250
Bangladesh6,5791:24,2221,654
Ethiopia4,1851:23,3092,960
Egypt2,5021:36,7453,820
Pakistan2,0231:88,3062,943
Malaysia1,3251:22,2602,039
Tanzania8481:62,4316,679
Indonesia5151:256,79523,323
India3971:1,932,15567,012
Iraq3831:91,4402,854
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Nigeria2851:621,55429,491
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
England1151:484,50531,272
Singapore941:58,5932,307
United Arab Emirates821:111,7359,627
Palestine481:94,7686,800
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Jordan121:736,87014,651
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Wales51:618,90625,852
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Sufian (62,310) may also be a first name.

Sufian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sufian (Arabic: سفيان, Bengali: সুফিয়ান, Hindi: सुफियान, Marathi: सुिफयान, Oriya: ସୁଫିଆନ, Russian: Суфиан) occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sufian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,380th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 201,119 people. The surname Sufian is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Sufian reside; 47 percent reside in West Asia and 46 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 15,379th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 62,310 people.

Sufian is most common in Yemen, where it is borne by 16,165 people, or 1 in 1,635. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Taiz Governorate, where 28 percent live, Hajjah Governorate, where 18 percent live and Ibb Governorate, where 17 percent live. Other than Yemen this surname exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 18 percent live and Ethiopia, where 12 percent live.

Sufian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sufian are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sufian earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.98% less than the national average, earning R 35,700 per year and in United States they earn 16.24% more than the national average, earning $50,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soufian921,454/
Suffian921,021/
Saufian9286/
Sufhian9258/
Shufian9224/
Sufiaan9221/
Sufiand928/
Sufiane927/
Sufiant926/
Sufihan924/
Sufijan923/
Suifian922/
Sufiean921/
Sjufian921/
Soufiane865,777/
Sufiatin86108/
Shuffian8615/
Sufaiyan867/
Shaufian864/
Saufiane863/
Suhffian861/
Souffian861/
Sousfian861/
Sufyan838,631/
Sufion8319/
Sufean834/
Sufiam834/
Sufjan833/
Zufian831/
Sufianova80415/
Soufianne805/
Souffiane805/
Souffiant801/
Soudfiane801/
Suphian77763/
Soufyan77239/
Sufyaan77107/
Suffyan7764/
Soofian7738/
Shufyan7718/
Joufian776/
Shifian776/
Suffion775/
Soefian775/
Sufhyan774/
Saufyan774/
Suffjan771/
Juffian771/
Suffiam771/
Suffean771/
Sufeean771/
Soufiam771/
Zoufian771/
Sufijanova755/
Sutphian71306/
Soufyane71221/
Zufiatin7121/
Sufayyan718/
Soeffian713/
Seufyane711/
Suffyaan711/
Joufijan711/
Saufyane711/
Suyffyan711/
Suphiaan711/
Shufyaan711/
Sufyanova67813/
Sufyam676/
Souphiane671/
Souffiont671/
Soofaiyan671/

Sufian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sufian in the Hindi language
सुफियानsuphiyana66.67
सुफिआनsuphi'ana13.33
सूफियानsuphiyana6.67
सुफीयानsuphiyana6.67
सुफीआनsuphi'ana6.67
Sufian in the Oriya language
ସୁଫିଆନsuphi'ana61.11
ସୁଫିଆନ୍suphi'an16.67
ସୁଫିୟାନsuphiyana16.67
ଅବୁଶୁଫିଆନabusuphi'ana5.56
Sufian in the Bengali language
সুফিয়ানsuphiyana50
সুপিয়ানsupiyana25
ছুফিয়ানchuphiyana25
Sufian in the Marathi language
सुिफयानsuiphayana50
सुफीयानsuphiyana33.33
सुफीअनsuphi'ana16.67
Sufian in the Russian language
Суфианsufian-
Sufian in the Arabic language
سفيانsfyan-

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