Soai Surname
Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname
Soai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 877 | 1:2,318 | 308 |
| South Africa | 110 | 1:492,525 | 40,325 |
| Solomon Islands | 54 | 1:10,741 | 1,884 |
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
Soai (1,737) may also be a first name.
Soai Demographics
Average Soai Salary in
United States
$21,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Soai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soai (Hindi: सोै, Oriya: ସଇ) occurs most in Lesotho. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Soai.
How Common Is The Last Name Soai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Soai is the 322,243rd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,293,218 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Soai reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 184,039th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 1,737 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 877 people, or 1 in 2,318. In Lesotho Soai is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 23 percent reside, Leribe District, where 22 percent reside and Thaba-Tseka District, where 22 percent reside. Besides Lesotho this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent reside.
Soai Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Soai earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 50.6% less than the national average, earning R 117,384 per year and in United States they earn 51.04% less than the national average, earning $21,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soai in the Hindi language | ||
| सोै | soai | - |
| Soai in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଇ | sa'i | - |
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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 Soai
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