Saofai Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Saofai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saofai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Saofai (9) may also be a first name.

Saofai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Saofai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Saofai occurs in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saofai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Saofai reside; 100 percent reside in Australasia and 100 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 9 people.

This surname is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,264,162. In New Zealand Saofai is primarily concentrated in: Northland Region, where 50 percent live and Wellington Region, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand it is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saofi9198/
Saofa913/
Saoufi83323/
Saofay83110/
Saofah8310/
Saoufa834/
Shaofi833/
Siaofi831/
Chaofai7711/
Shaofei779/
Sahoufi772/
Saosfay771/
Saoudfi771/
Shaoufi771/
Saofe7312/
Soafa733/
Zaofi733/
Soafi732/
Souafi671,350/
Sahova67226/
Saopha6781/
Shaofe6734/
Sohofi6723/
So'ofi6712/
Jaoufi6710/
Suiofa677/
Sohafi675/
Zaoufi674/
Souafa673/
Zhaofa673/
Soafie672/
Sahovi671/
Seuafa671/
Saaufi671/
Xaofei671/
Zaofei671/
Chaofi671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Saofai
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis