Surfi Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Israel

Surfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran421:1,828,15567,506
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Surfi (151) may also be a first name.

Surfi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Surfi (Hindi: सुरफी) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Surfi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Surfi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Surfi reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Surfi is also the 749,223rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 151 people.

The last name Surfi is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,828,155. In Iran Surfi is most numerous in: Khuzestan Province, where 57 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 29 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 2 percent are found. Other than Iran Surfi is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and Israel, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Surfid913/
Surfui911/
Surfiz911/
Surfie911/
Surfis910/
Surfa8015/
Sorfi802/
Curfi801/
Schurfui771/
Sorfai7370/
Shurfa7319/
Shirfi7317/
Surfes733/
Szorfi733/
Surfey732/
Shorfi731/
Surfer731/
Ssirfi731/
Soorfi731/
Jourfi731/
Sorfie731/
Surfed731/
Shurfy730/
Cheurfi672,029/
Chourfi67262/
Sourfey676/
Shorfai672/
Chaurfi671/
Scurffe670/
Shurfey670/

Surfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Surfi in the Hindi language
सुरफीsuraphi62.5
सुर्फीsurphi37.5

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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 Surfi
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