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Throughout the world, Sufi (صوفي , Sufi , Суфи ) is a common dominantly masculine, but uncommonly feminine first name. The forename Sufi is habitual in Iraq, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom girly name, Brunei, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Pakistan. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Iraq, Pakistan, and India. Likewise, Sufi is the last name as well as the forename.
Sufi is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sophie Haas , the Fictional character in the German television series Mord mit Aussicht; Sophie Blixt , the fictional character of the Sune Books; Sophie Neveu , the fictional character, The Da Vinci Code; Sophie Krustofsky , the The Simpsons character and Penny (Inspector Gadget) , the Inspector Gadget character, and in many other works.