Sofan Surname

113,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Sofan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,5281:86,5519,078
Saudi Arabia1,4311:21,5622,950
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Pakistan2431:735,16010,826
Colombia1921:248,8235,387
Romania1671:120,22713,267
Turkey401:1,945,53668,232
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
India271:28,409,829361,298
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Wales81:386,81619,671
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Jordan61:1,473,74019,539
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Şofan (1) & Sofán (1) are calculated separately.

Sofan (3,908) may also be a first name.

Sofan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sofan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sofan (Arabic: صوفان, Bengali: সোফান, Hindi: सोफान, Marathi: सोफान, Russian: Софан) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may occur as a variant: Şofan or Sofán. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 113,057th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,780,055 people. The surname Sofan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Sofan are found; 38 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sofan is also the 112,049th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 3,908 people.

This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,528 people, or 1 in 86,551. In Indonesia Sofan is mostly found in: Central Java, where 48 percent reside, East Java, where 25 percent reside and Jakarta, where 16 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 35 percent reside and Egypt, where 7 percent reside.

Sofan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sofan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 35.36% less than the national average, earning $14,675,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şofan931/
Sofán931/
Soufan9111,208/
Soffan91240/
Shofan91202/
Sofhan9138/
Sofand9123/
Sowfan9120/
Sofean9117/
Sofane9117/
Sofain9113/
Soofan9111/
Soifan916/
Soyfan914/
Suofan914/
Siofan911/
Sofaan911/
Soefan911/
Soufane832,142/
Shoufan83993/
Souffan8339/
Shoffan8332/
Shofanh8317/
Sofatin8310/
Shofain837/
Sofahan835/
Soufain834/
Sofaine832/
Sofhaan831/
Sopfang831/
Shoofan831/
Sozfane831/
Shotfan831/
Safan804,336/
Sefan80442/
Cofan80198/
Zofan8040/
Sofon8016/
Jofan8011/
Sofam805/
Sofanova7712/
Souffane7712/
Sofaatin778/
Souffant776/
Shoufang775/
Soufaine773/
Soufayne771/
Shuofang771/
Scoffhan770/
Saafan7314,943/
Safaan732,026/
Sophan731,619/
Saffan731,040/
Shafan73647/
Sefain73372/
Saefan73205/
Safang73151/
Coifan7394/
Seffan7394/
Sahfan7364/
Soffon7359/
Safain7356/
Sofone7346/
Sadfan7345/
Safane7338/
Soofon7330/
Jofang7327/
Saufan7325/
Coffan7323/
Shefan7319/
Zoufan7317/
Zoofan7311/
Sa'fan739/
Safann738/
Safhan738/
Seefan738/
Suifan737/
Josfan736/
Joufan735/
Jofane735/
Sofein734/
Safgan734/
Chofan734/
Safean732/
Jasfan732/
Sefean732/
Szafan732/
Jozfan732/
Sefaan732/
Safand732/
Jofann731/
Joffan731/
Sohvan731/
Soufon731/
Siafan731/
Sawfan731/
Sefaun731/
Sefhan731/
Safaun731/
Cofhan730/
Showfahan711/
Sousffand711/
Djofang671,266/
Shadfan67719/
Jozfain67584/
Zoufane67502/
Shaafan67371/
Sophang67199/
Saffane67182/
Satfang6759/
Shafain6743/
Choifan6742/
Shaffan6742/
Joufang6723/
Souphan6720/
Tjofane6718/
Sahafan6712/
Sophean6711/
Shafaan678/
Shaufan678/
Zhoufan678/
Sophain677/
Jasfain676/
Choufan676/
Zhuofan675/
Satfane674/
Saafane674/
Shafhan674/
ZouFang674/
Chhofan673/
Safahan673/
Sophann673/
Chofane673/
Safatyn673/
Sadfang673/
Safatin672/
Soofong672/
Shafane672/
Shehfan672/
Djoufan672/
Zuofang672/
Shafand672/
Sohphan672/
Scaffan672/
Sachfan671/
Saf'aan671/
Safaunk671/
Saffean671/
Josfain671/
Sophaan671/
Sophane671/
Schafan671/
Jopfang671/
Zoufand671/
Sotphan671/
Souffon671/
Saffain671/
Saffand671/
Safhaan671/
Sattfan671/
Djofain671/
Djofane671/
Jjofane671/
Sauffan671/
Saafain671/
Soiphan671/
Sophaun671/
Sheefan671/
Shahfan671/
Shasfan671/
Sowphan671/
Soufong671/
Zoofain671/
Coffaan670/

Sofan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofan in the Bengali language
সোফানsophana-
Sofan in the Hindi language
सोफानsophana71.43
सोफनsophana28.57
Sofan in the Marathi language
सोफानsophana57.14
सोफनsophana35.71
सोपानsopana7.14
Sofan in the Russian language
Софанsofan-
Sofan in the Arabic language
صوفانswfan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sofan
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