Sulafi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sulafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sulafi (155) may also be a first name.

Sulafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sulafi (Hindi: सुलाफी, Marathi: सुलफी) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulafi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sulafi is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sulafi reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sulafi is also the 738,219th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 155 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 16,531,149. In Indonesia Sulafi is most numerous in: Central Java, where 100 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent are found and Pakistan, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulaifi9216/
Soulafi921/
Sulhafis861/
Culafi8319/
Sulafa8316/
Sulefi8313/
Sulafe832/
Julafi831/
Zulaifi7716/
Zulasfi7710/
Sulaifa7710/
Soulafe778/
Zoulafi772/
Cullafi771/
Sulafea771/
Solafie771/
Soulafa770/
Zulhafiz7137/
Zulhafis7123/
Zullaifi7114/
Chulaifi716/
Soullafe711/
Zulhafiy711/
Solafa67356/
Zulafa6775/
Shulhafer6737/
Gioulafis6718/
Zolafi6714/
Chulafich676/
Zulhaffiz671/
Cilafi671/
Solafy671/

Sulafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulafi in the Hindi language
सुलाफीsulaphi-
Sulafi in the Marathi language
सुलफीsulaphi-

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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 Sulafi
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