Sufu Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Sufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia821:1,612,795106,468
Japan591:2,166,85228,778
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sufu (6,090) may also be a first name.

Sufu Last Name Facts

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

Sufu (Hindi: सूफू) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sufu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,267,784th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Sufu reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 84,843rd most prevalent forename globally, held by 6,090 people.

The surname Sufu is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 1,612,795. In Indonesia Sufu is most frequent in: South Sulawesi, where 32 percent are found, Southeast Sulawesi, where 24 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Sufu exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 33 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sufeu89173/
Shufu8912/
Saufu895/
Sufau895/
Sufut891/
Suffu891/
Seufu891/
Sufou891/
Soufu891/
Sufus890/
Soufou80927/
Suffeu80162/
Sufouh809/
Saufui809/
Suifau807/
Saufou806/
Saufus803/
Shoufu802/
Hsiufu801/
Hsuhfu801/
Siupfu801/
Suefeu801/
Shaufu801/
Seufeu801/
Sufeuh801/
Shuifu801/
Supfus800/
Zufu7574/
Jufu7573/
Xufu7554/
Cufu754/
Souffou731,482/
Saufaus7351/
Ssoufou7310/
Shaufus735/
Suiffeu732/
Sueffeu731/
Soudfou731/
Suffuth731/
Shifu67800/
Chufu67146/
Schaufus6758/
Sauffaus6732/
Zhufu6722/
Zufuß6715/
Saufhaus6710/
Suphu678/
Schuhfuß677/
Juffu676/
Juifu673/
Soofu672/
Zoufu672/
Cuifu671/
Zufau671/
Shoufoud671/
Xhufu671/
Djufu671/
Zuifu671/
Cuffu670/

Sufu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sufu in the Hindi language
सूफूsuphu-

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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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  • 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 Sufu
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