Sufiyanu Surname
Approximately 7,383 people bear this surname
Sufiyanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,381 | 1:24,000 | 2,103 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sufiyanu (10,434) may also be a first name.
Sufiyanu Demographics
Sufiyanu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Sufiyanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sufiyanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sufiyanu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sufiyanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sufiyanu is the 67,407th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 987,071 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sufiyanu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 59,572nd most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 10,434 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,381 people, or 1 in 24,000. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 30 percent reside, Katsina, where 23 percent reside and Kebbi, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Sufiyanu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suffiyanu | 94 | 39 | / |
| Sufiyannu | 94 | 3 | / |
| Saufiyanu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Soufiyanou | 89 | 211 | / |
| Sufuyanu | 88 | 213 | / |
| Sufayanu | 88 | 12 | / |
| Sufyianu | 88 | 6 | / |
| Sufeyanu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sufaianu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Suffuyanu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sufainu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Sufaynu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sufienu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soufayanou | 78 | 2 | / |
| Soufaianou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sufainau | 75 | 3 | / |
| Suffienu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soufouyanou | 74 | 23 | / |
| Soufounou | 59 | 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 Sufiyanu
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