Sufianu Surname
Approximately 911 people bear this surname
Sufianu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 903 | 1:196,171 | 11,800 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sufianu (1,368) may also be a first name.
Sufianu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sufianu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sufianu is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sufianu.
How Common Is The Last Name Sufianu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 389,084th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,999,502 people. The surname Sufianu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sufianu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sufianu is also the 211,812th most frequent forename on earth It is held by 1,368 people.
The last name Sufianu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 903 people, or 1 in 196,171. In Nigeria Sufianu is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 29 percent reside, Lagos, where 20 percent reside and Sokoto, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Sufianu occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sufihanu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Sufianus | 93 | 3 | / |
| Sufiannu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Suffianu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Soufianou | 88 | 1,923 | / |
| Sufaiyanu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sufyanu | 86 | 759 | / |
| Souffianou | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ssoufianou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shufyanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soufyanou | 75 | 21 | / |
| Soufjanou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sufuyyanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sufayyanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soufyannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Souphianou | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Sufianu
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