Sulfi Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Sulfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Indonesia1491:887,57866,606
India901:8,522,949175,347
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sulfi (2,962) may also be a first name.

Sulfi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sulfi (Hindi: सुल्फी) is most common in Saudi Arabia. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sulfi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulfi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 648,005th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 15,605,023 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sulfi reside; 45 percent reside in West Asia and 45 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Sulfi is also the 133,165th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,962 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia Sulfi exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 32 percent live and India, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sulfis911/
Sulffi911/
Zulfi8012,892/
Sulfa80519/
Julfi8057/
Solfi8047/
Sulfy803/
Culfi801/
Sulfe801/
Zulfie73350/
Zulfih7342/
Sulfer739/
Sulphi738/
Zulfii734/
Zulfiy733/
Sulfee733/
Shulfe733/
Siulfe733/
Zulffi733/
Zulfai732/
Caulfi732/
Shilfi732/
Zoulfi731/
Zulfit731/
Sulfaa731/
Soulfy731/
Shullfish712/
Szulfer67293/
Shulfer67218/
Zulfaiz6712/
Zulfich672/
Sulphie672/
Zulfije671/
Sulfets671/
Shulfet671/
Schulfe671/
Scholfi671/
Zulfith671/
Zulfijt671/

Sulfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulfi in the Hindi language
सुल्फीsulphi64.52
सुलफीsulaphi35.48

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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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  • 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 Sulfi
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