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 surname Sofah (Arabic: صوفه) is most common in Yemen. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 154,559th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,566,037 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Sofah live; 69 percent live in West Asia and 51 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 447,400th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 376 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 1,289 people, or 1 in 20,501. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 100 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Barring Yemen this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs 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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