Sufyan Surname

58,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
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Sufyan Surname User-submission:

Sefiane is a town in the Batna province of Algeria, and an even smaller town in Sidi Kacem, Nord Ouest, Morocco. Sefiane (the word that these towns have taken their name from, and some people, namely of North African heritage, have as their surname) is an unconventional variant of the more popular Arabic name, Sufyan.

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Sufyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3,1951:55,9142,196
Indonesia2,1671:61,0296,681
Nigeria7071:250,55614,487
India6011:1,276,31550,343
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
United Arab Emirates1261:72,7166,783
Lebanon1221:46,2063,963
Malaysia691:427,45322,065
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
United States341:10,660,557428,392
England261:2,143,00282,017
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Sufyan (24,561) may also be a first name.

Sufyan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sefiane is a town in the Batna province of Algeria, and an even smaller town in Sidi Kacem, Nord Ouest, Morocco. Sefiane (the word that these towns have taken their name from, and some people, namely of North African heritage, have as their surname) is an unconventional variant of the more popular Arabic name, Sufyan. Sufyan is a pre-Islamic name that has several possible meanings. It may derive its meaning from the Arabic word, ṣafā, meaning 'purity', or ṣūf, meaning 'wool'. Another possible origin is from Persian, in which it would mean either 'fast walker' or 'thunderstorm', 'sandstorm'. There is also a possibility that it is of Armenian origin, which would make its meaning 'comes with a sword'. The ultimate definition is disputed. Suffice it to say, people that claim any of the variants of this unusual name may pick and choose for themselves what it means to them, based on all its possible denotations. Well-known bearers of this name or one of its derivatives include Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Sufjan Stevens, Sofiane Tadjine-Lambert, and Sofyan Amrabat.

- Sefiane

Sufyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sufyan (Hindi: सुफयान, Marathi: सुफयान, Oriya: ସୁଫୟାନ, Russian: Суфьян) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sufyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sufyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sufyan is the 58,560th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 844,345 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Sufyan are found; 44 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 32,445th most widespread first name in the world, held by 24,561 people.

The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 3,195 people, or 1 in 55,914. In Pakistan Sufyan is mostly found in: Punjab, where 67 percent are found, Sindh, where 23 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent are found. Besides Pakistan it occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Sufyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sufyan surname is predominantly Sunni (78%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Sufyan surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Sufyan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.54% less than the national average, earning $42,052 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soufyan92239/
Sufyaan92107/
Suffyan9264/
Shufyan9218/
Sufhyan924/
Saufyan924/
Soufyane86221/
Sufayyan868/
Sufaiyan867/
Saufyane861/
Shufyaan861/
Suffyaan861/
Seufyane861/
Suyffyan861/
Sufian8336,235/
Sufyam836/
Sufean834/
Sufjan833/
Sufyanova80813/
Soufian771,454/
Suffian771,021/
Saufian7786/
Sufhian7758/
Shufian7724/
Sufiaan7721/
Suphyan7715/
Sufiand778/
Sufiane777/
Shifyan776/
Sufiant776/
Soofyan774/
Sufihan774/
Sufijan773/
Suifian772/
Sjufian771/
Sufiean771/
Suffean771/
Sufeean771/
Suffjan771/
Soufiane715,777/
Sufiatin71108/
Shuffian7115/
Shaufian714/
Saufiane713/
Sousfian711/
Souffian711/
Jouzfyan711/
Suhffian711/
Sufianova67415/
Sufion6719/
Soufianne675/
Souffiane675/
Sufiam674/
Zufian671/
Soudfiane671/
Souffiant671/
Soofaiyan671/

Sufyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sufyan in the Hindi language
सुफयानsuphayana89.47
सुफ्यानsuphyana3.41
सुफियानsuphiyana2.17
सुफ़यानsufayana1.24
सुफ़यानsufayana0.93
सुफयन्suphayan0.31
सुफ़्यानsufyana0.31
सुफ़्यनsufyana0.31
Sufyan in the Marathi language
सुफयानsuphayana79.08
सुि़फयानsuiphayana7.07
यानyana3.53
सुिफयानsuiphayana3.26
सुफ़यानsufayana2.45
सुपयानsupayana0.27
सुभानsubhana0.27
Sufyan in the Oriya language
ସୁଫୟାନsuphayana40
ସୁଫିୟାନsuphiyana40
ସୁଫିୟାନ୍suphiyan20
Sufyan in the Russian language
Суфьянsufan-

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