Suufi Surname
Approximately 1,229 people bear this surname
Suufi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 1,029 | 1:13,073 | 876 |
| Somaliland | 168 | 1:20,834 | 879 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Suufi (621) may also be a first name.
Suufi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suufi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Suufi (Hindi: सुूफी) occurs in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suufi? popularity and diffusion
Suufi is the 307,434th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,929,655 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Suufi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 334,590th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 621 people.
Suufi is most common in Somalia, where it is carried by 1,029 people, or 1 in 13,073. Apart from Somalia Suufi occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Somaliland, where 14 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Suufi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Suufi in the Hindi language | ||
| सुूफी | suuphi | 50 |
| सुकी | suki | 50 |
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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 Suufi
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