Surufa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Surufa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Surufa (215) may also be a first name.

Surufa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Surufa (Bengali: সুরুফা, Hindi: सुरुफा) occurs in The Maldives more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Surufa.

How Common Is The Last Name Surufa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Surufa is the 8,193,072nd most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Surufa reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Surufa is also the 616,131st most common first name throughout the world It is held by 215 people.

The last name is most widespread in The Maldives, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 134,724. In The Maldives Surufa is primarily found in: Noonu Atoll, where 33 percent are found, Raa Atoll, where 33 percent are found and Vaavu Atoll, where 33 percent are found. Barring The Maldives Surufa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shurufa9219/
Shurufaa861/
Surifa8335/
Sorufa834/
Surufi832/
Zurufa831/
Surifah77209/
Shirufa7726/
Surifai778/
Shorufa771/
Shirufau711/
Souroufi711/
Shirufaa711/
Zurifa6744/
Souroufis678/
Zorufa671/
Schurufer671/
Zurufi671/
Suripha62149/
Shirifa626/
Zurhufi622/
Shorufi621/
Zuhroefa5714/
Zouroufi571/
Zouroufe571/
Cirufo501/

Surufa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Surufa in the Bengali language
সুরুফাsurupha-
Surufa in the Hindi language
सुरुफाsurupha-

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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 Surufa
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