Sufiyaan Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Sufiyaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sufiyaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
India181:42,614,743461,117
Maldives21:202,0864,973
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sufiyaan (99) may also be a first name.

Sufiyaan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sufiyaan (Hindi: सुफियान, Marathi: सुिफयान) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Sufiyaan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sufiyaan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sufiyaan is the 2,808,717th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sufiyaan are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sufiyaan is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 99 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 6,616,440. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 70 percent live, Sindh, where 26 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent live and The Maldives, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shufiyaan941/
Sufaiyan887/
Sufiyean881/
Sufyean801/
Sufiean801/
Sufayyan758/
Suphiyoan718/
Suhviyoan714/
Soofaiyan711/
Sufeean671/
Suphauan6369/
Suphayaachin601/
Soufouane599/
Suhvoyoan591/
Suphayon505/
Sivohuan505/

Sufiyaan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sufiyaan in the Hindi language
सुफियानsuphiyana88.89
सुफीयानsuphiyana11.11
Sufiyaan in the Marathi language
सुिफयानsuiphayana61.54
सुफीयानsuphiyana30.77
सुकयानsukayana7.69

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sufiyaan
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