Sophia Forename
1,393rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 696,417 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania
Sophia Forename Definition:
A female name. Greek σοφία ‘wisdom’, was first used as a christian name in England in the 17th C (cf. Alethea, Charis'. the youngest d. of James I, b. un 1607, who only lived for a day, was christened Sophia) and became common in the 18th C, being a favourite name with German royal families.
Read More About This ForenameSophia Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 100% | 170,660 | 1:309 | 36 |
| Brazil | 100% | 115,330 | 1:1,858 | 294 |
| United States | 100% | 58,762 | 1:6,170 | 812 |
| Cambodia | 63% | 39,538 | 1:412 | 66 |
| Uganda | 100% | 31,359 | 1:1,306 | 220 |
| South Africa | 100% | 30,051 | 1:1,815 | 283 |
| Kenya | 100% | 27,152 | 1:1,705 | 325 |
| Ghana | 100% | 25,340 | 1:1,065 | 226 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 23,651 | 1:652 | 107 |
| Israel | 100% | 13,474 | 1:624 | 120 |
| England | 100% | 12,903 | 1:4,309 | 501 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 12,648 | 1:14,039 | 1,643 |
| Haiti | 100% | 11,549 | 1:929 | 132 |
| Morocco | 100% | 11,328 | 1:3,032 | 389 |
| Zambia | - | 10,064 | 1:1,575 | 310 |
| Germany | 100% | 7,750 | 1:12,475 | 771 |
| Canada | 100% | 5,947 | 1:5,571 | 830 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 4,997 | 1:51,624 | 6,529 |
| India | 100% | 4,969 | 1:244,491 | 24,108 |
| Jamaica | - | 4,624 | 1:624 | 148 |
| France | 100% | 4,613 | 1:14,409 | 778 |
| China | - | 4,446 | 1:307,255 | 20,962 |
| Philippines | 99% | 4,275 | 1:24,798 | 2,378 |
| DR Congo | 98% | 3,889 | 1:18,984 | 1,601 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 3,699 | 1:26,375 | 3,273 |
| Namibia | - | 3,109 | 1:773 | 159 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 3,034 | 1:5,571 | 822 |
| Liberia | 99% | 2,906 | 1:1,518 | 268 |
| Australia | - | 2,539 | 1:5,379 | 685 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 2,112 | 1:14,418 | 1,532 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 2,010 | 1:433 | 75 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1,940 | 1:5,081 | 563 |
| Rwanda | 50% | 1,934 | 1:5,880 | 1,009 |
| Thailand | 99% | 1,911 | 1:36,664 | 4,331 |
| Sudan | - | 1,785 | 1:21,180 | 2,091 |
| Egypt | 100% | 1,778 | 1:51,688 | 2,927 |
| Greece | 100% | 1,766 | 1:6,192 | 448 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 1,428 | 1:5,709 | 599 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,399 | 1:22,025 | 2,854 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,375 | 1:12,445 | 1,292 |
| Poland | 100% | 1,131 | 1:33,623 | 1,028 |
| Spain | 100% | 1,026 | 1:45,351 | 1,887 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1,008 | 1:158,196 | 9,003 |
| Austria | 100% | 825 | 1:10,320 | 642 |
| Belgium | 100% | 821 | 1:13,995 | 1,277 |
| Scotland | 100% | 798 | 1:6,705 | 559 |
| New Zealand | - | 774 | 1:5,861 | 768 |
| Barbados | - | 734 | 1:395 | 86 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 654 | 1:10,936 | 1,207 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 614 | 1:316,543 | 8,874 |
| Congo | 100% | 583 | 1:8,592 | 1,152 |
| Portugal | - | 563 | 1:18,492 | 912 |
| Czechia | 100% | 560 | 1:19,029 | 559 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 530 | 1:2,569 | 498 |
| Denmark | - | 487 | 1:11,601 | 919 |
| Bahamas | - | 478 | 1:836 | 214 |
| Singapore | 100% | 447 | 1:14,065 | 3,101 |
| Somalia | - | 439 | 1:30,811 | 1,917 |
| Mexico | 100% | 408 | 1:304,276 | 4,375 |
| Lesotho | 99% | 404 | 1:5,049 | 765 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 400 | 1:20,534 | 1,432 |
| Russia | 99% | 397 | 1:363,309 | 4,448 |
| Hong Kong | - | 395 | 1:19,627 | 2,073 |
| South Korea | 100% | 343 | 1:16,164 | 1,703 |
| Wales | 100% | 324 | 1:9,550 | 794 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 318 | 1:559 | 65 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 297 | 1:35,122 | 2,691 |
| Kuwait | - | 294 | 1:12,875 | 1,487 |
| Chile | 100% | 291 | 1:60,506 | 1,974 |
| Gabon | 100% | 281 | 1:6,702 | 1,252 |
| Peru | 100% | 254 | 1:125,163 | 4,050 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 253 | 1:85,417 | 4,718 |
| Vanuatu | - | 239 | 1:1,095 | 315 |
| Ireland | 100% | 233 | 1:19,929 | 996 |
| Guyana | 100% | 217 | 1:3,517 | 668 |
| Qatar | 100% | 215 | 1:11,021 | 1,758 |
| Ecuador | - | 214 | 1:82,836 | 2,245 |
| Italy | 100% | 214 | 1:285,337 | 3,619 |
| Botswana | 100% | 179 | 1:12,204 | 1,655 |
| Ivory Coast | 99% | 171 | 1:134,947 | 7,547 |
| Taiwan | 83% | 171 | 1:139,004 | 14,466 |
| Bahrain | - | 148 | 1:9,113 | 1,459 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 147 | 1:109,581 | 2,304 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 142 | 1:212,689 | 7,587 |
| Suriname | 100% | 132 | 1:4,188 | 917 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 118 | 1:40,406 | 1,993 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 116 | 1:528 | 78 |
| Benin | 100% | 103 | 1:102,678 | 6,285 |
| Finland | 100% | 99 | 1:55,386 | 1,783 |
| Norway | 100% | 98 | 1:52,371 | 2,135 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 95 | 1:6,115 | 707 |
| Guam | - | 91 | 1:1,765 | 388 |
| Panama | 100% | 85 | 1:45,959 | 3,191 |
| Japan | - | 81 | 1:1,580,075 | 17,983 |
| Curaçao | 100% | 76 | 1:2,050 | 472 |
| Belize | 100% | 74 | 1:4,788 | 981 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 70 | 1:26,331 | 1,044 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 70 | 1:1,594 | 296 |
| Micronesia | - | 68 | 1:1,566 | 249 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 66 | 1:1,403,380 | 2,928 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 58 | 1:562,474 | 8,892 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 58 | 1:943 | 196 |
| Senegal | 95% | 55 | 1:265,116 | 4,692 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 52 | 1:1,782 | 417 |
| Madagascar | 100% | 49 | 1:482,233 | 1,749 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 41 | 1:83,601 | 2,369 |
| Bermuda | - | 39 | 1:1,662 | 386 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 38 | 1:483,670 | 16,642 |
| French Polynesia | - | 38 | 1:7,313 | 1,076 |
| Hungary | 100% | 38 | 1:257,678 | 1,242 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 38 | 1:467,022 | 7,101 |
| Niger | 94% | 38 | 1:504,842 | 10,169 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 37 | 1:2,966 | 557 |
| Estonia | 100% | 34 | 1:38,688 | 2,486 |
| Malta | - | 34 | 1:12,628 | 1,146 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 29 | 1:3,427 | 684 |
| Aruba | - | 29 | 1:3,579 | 715 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 29 | 1:19,450 | 1,188 |
| Georgia | 100% | 28 | 1:133,517 | 4,335 |
| Honduras | 100% | 28 | 1:314,910 | 5,903 |
| Romania | 100% | 28 | 1:716,142 | 19,534 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 28 | 1:1,240 | 288 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 27 | 1:2,032 | 465 |
| Guernsey | - | 26 | 1:2,436 | 374 |
| Mozambique | - | 25 | 1:1,089,734 | 1,713 |
| Colombia | 100% | 24 | 1:1,990,789 | 16,766 |
| Lebanon | - | 24 | 1:234,482 | 4,595 |
| Macau | - | 24 | 1:25,342 | 410 |
| El Salvador | - | 23 | 1:275,730 | 3,338 |
| Tunisia | - | 23 | 1:29,431 | 1,879 |
| British Virgin Islands | 100% | 22 | 1:1,420 | 328 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 22 | 1:12,280 | 1,140 |
| Jersey | - | 20 | 1:4,999 | 624 |
| Iran | - | 19 | 1:4,131,414 | 17,591 |
| Ukraine | - | 19 | 1:2,394,732 | 5,652 |
| Grenada | 91% | 18 | 1:6,007 | 933 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 18 | 1:334,352 | 6,829 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 17 | 1:144,633 | 3,357 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 15 | 1:3,415 | 513 |
| American Samoa | - | 14 | 1:3,989 | 735 |
| Argentina | 100% | 14 | 1:3,055,232 | 9,516 |
| Iraq | - | 14 | 1:2,501,276 | 13,388 |
| Belarus | 100% | 13 | 1:729,414 | 4,213 |
| Bulgaria | - | 13 | 1:537,722 | 8,096 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 11 | 1:482,733 | 2,217 |
| Iceland | - | 10 | 1:36,602 | 2,190 |
| Jordan | - | 10 | 1:882,677 | 4,972 |
| Angola | - | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Laos | - | 9 | 1:731,873 | 503 |
| Myanmar | - | 9 | 1:5,772,030 | 1,432 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 9 | 1:804,089 | 6,114 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 9 | 1:394,478 | 3,471 |
| Togo | - | 9 | 1:804,360 | 4,738 |
| Brunei | - | 8 | 1:52,446 | 1,266 |
| Monaco | 100% | 8 | 1:4,808 | 802 |
| Greenland | - | 7 | 1:8,053 | 908 |
| Algeria | 100% | 6 | 1:6,362,787 | 10,855 |
| Nepal | - | 6 | 1:4,747,892 | 50,788 |
| Oman | - | 6 | 1:684,778 | 5,486 |
| Turkey | 100% | 6 | 1:12,966,952 | 37,072 |
| Albania | - | 5 | 1:609,314 | 20,025 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 4 | 1:3,314 | 681 |
| Armenia | 100% | 4 | 1:729,688 | 7,125 |
| Comoros | - | 4 | 1:190,335 | 532 |
| East Timor | - | 4 | 1:304,594 | 432 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Gambia | - | 4 | 1:481,649 | 818 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 4 | 1:21,256 | 352 |
| Mali | - | 4 | 1:4,244,439 | 5,329 |
| Montserrat | - | 4 | 1:1,219 | 202 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 4 | 1:1,368,218 | 2,487 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 4 | 1:7,696,610 | 11,277 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 3 | 1:1,174,819 | 6,090 |
| Maldives | - | 3 | 1:144,634 | 3,056 |
| Moldova | - | 3 | 1:1,187,046 | 5,200 |
| Andorra | - | 2 | 1:41,444 | 944 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| Mauritius | 100% | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Serbia | - | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | 100% | 1 | 1:7,795 | 134 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 1 | 1:3,142 | 392 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 1 | 1:5,829 | 386 |
| Saint Martin | - | 1 | 1:35,746 | 277 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | - | 1 | 1:6,315 | 385 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Tonga | - | 1 | 1:107,436 | 779 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
The alternate forms: Sophía (17) & Sôphîà (1) are calculated separately.
Sophia (12,082) may also be a surname.
Sophia Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. Greek σοφία ‘wisdom’, was first used as a christian name in England in the 17th C (cf. Alethea, Charis'. the youngest d. of James I, b. un 1607, who only lived for a day, was christened Sophia) and became common in the 18th C, being a favourite name with German royal families. It went out of fashion in the 19th C. The French form, Sophie, is now sometimes used.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
SOPHY. Greek σοφια (sophia), ‘wisdom.’ Ecclesiasticus speaks of ‘Wisdom... the mother of fair Love and Hope and holy Fear’; there was, in C2, St. Sophia, the mother of the Virgin-Saints, Faith, Hope, and Charity; Justinian I (483-565), emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, built at Constantinople the Church of St. Sophia, thus (he declared) surpassing Solomon; whence its adoption by the Slavonian peoples, from whom Sophia spread to Germany, thence to France as Sophie and to England, where, under the Hanoverian Kings, it became very fashionable. ‘Though its reign has passed with the taste for ornamental nomenclature, yet the soft and easy sound of Sophy still makes her hold her own,’ Yonge.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A name derived from Greek Σοφια, knowledge, wisdom, prudence. The nickname is Sophy.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Greek (feminine) - Wisdom.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
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Sample size: 8,946 (2014)
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