Cognomen سفیان (Sufyan 
, Sfian 
, سفیان ) , all over the world, is a common last name. The surname سفیان is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare surname, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Pakistan, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, سفیان is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Sufyan | India, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Indonesia |
| Sfian | Libya, Algeria, Iraq, Sudan, Morocco |
| سفیان | Iraq, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco |
| Sufjan | United Kingdom, Indonesia, United States, India, Canada |