Soafa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Soafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Soafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soafa is most common in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soafa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Soafa reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Soafa is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Egypt, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Souafa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Souafah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Soaffah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Soafo | 80 | 319 | / |
| Soafe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Saofa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Soafi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zoafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Joafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Souaffah | 77 | 13 | / |
| Souafi | 73 | 1,350 | / |
| Saofay | 73 | 110 | / |
| Soafer | 73 | 16 | / |
| Sohafo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Saofah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Suiofa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sohafi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sohava | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shoafe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Saoufa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Saofai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Soafie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Soaffo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Souafo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Soafes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shoafy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Choafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seuafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soapha | 73 | 0 | / |
| Soaffe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shoapha | 67 | 204 | / |
| Chouafa | 67 | 148 | / |
| Souaifi | 67 | 53 | / |
| Sauafea | 67 | 33 | / |
| Joaffah | 67 | 28 | / |
| Souadfi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saosfay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Couaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djouafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shohava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoafee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohafer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Soafa
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