Sofah Surname
Approximately 2,840 people bear this surname
Sofah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,289 | 1:20,501 | 2,149 |
| Indonesia | 664 | 1:199,170 | 18,899 |
| Jordan | 499 | 1:17,720 | 2,748 |
| United Arab Emirates | 166 | 1:55,194 | 5,397 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Sofah (376) may also be a first name.
Sofah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sofah (Arabic: صوفه) is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofah? popularity and diffusion
Sofah is the 154,559th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,566,037 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Sofah reside; 69 percent reside in West Asia and 51 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Sofah is also the 447,400th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 376 people.
Sofah is most frequent in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,289 people, or 1 in 20,501. In Yemen Sofah is primarily found in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 100 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Beside Yemen Sofah is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and Jordan, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sofah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sofah in the Arabic language | ||
| صوفه | swfh | - |
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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 Sofah
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