Sufis Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Sufis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Sufis (21) may also be a first name.
Sufis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sufis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sufis (Hindi: सुफीस, Russian: Суфис) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sufis? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Sufis occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Sufis reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sufis is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 21 people.
The surname Sufis is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 6,398,544. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 75 percent live, Fars Province, where 8 percent live and Markazi Province, where 8 percent live. Excluding Iran this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 6 percent live and Belarus, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sufis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sufis in the Hindi language | ||
| सुफीस | suphisa | - |
| Sufis in the Russian language | ||
| Суфис | sufis | - |
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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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- 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 Sufis
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