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) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sufis click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sufis? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sufis is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Sufis is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Sufis live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 21 people.
Sufis is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 6,398,544. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 75 percent live, Fars Province, where 8 percent live and Markazi Province, where 8 percent live. Outside of Iran this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found 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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