The majority of the western scholars (both Italian and British) simply referred to the Surre as the "Dir of Puntland and Southcentral Somalia" without differentiating them.

Recent studies in Somalia revealed that the Dir in Nugal, Mudug, Galgaduud, Hiran, and Gedo are divided into two branches, the Qubeys and the Guutaale both descendants of Surre.

As of 1996[update] the Surre were represented by the Southern Somali National Movement led by Abdi Aziz Sheikh Yusuf.

Another cluster of Abdalle clan of mainly Fiqi Mohamad reside from Herale district[5] of Galgaduud region in Galmudug State all the way to the north of Jubba river in Gedo region of Jubaland state mainly in Boholgaras and towns surrounding it divided by the Ethiopian border there, the Fiqi Mohamad and Nacdoor of Abdalle predominantly inhabit Dolobay Woreda,[6][7] with significant population in Chereti (woreda) both in Afder Zone and Jijiga the capital of the Somali state.

[8] The Qubeys Clan is mainly native to Bacadweyne district [9] as well as many towns under its jurisdiction and in Galkayo in Mudug region of Galmudug State, the Fiqi walal Qubeys also reside Tawfiiq and areas around it along with their Abdalle brothers, Mirjiicley town of Herale district.