Sodiyan Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Sodiyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
The alternate forms: Şodiyan (1) are calculated separately.
Sodiyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sodiyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sodiyan (Hindi: सोडियान, Marathi: सोिफयान) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Şodiyan. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sodiyan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,136,387th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Sodiyan is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Sodiyan live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Sodiyan is most frequent in: Lagos, where 40 percent are found, Ogun, where 37 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sodiyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sodiyan in the Hindi language | ||
| सोडियान | sodiyana | - |
| Sodiyan in the Marathi language | ||
| सोिफयान | soiphayana | - |
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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
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- 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 Sodiyan
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