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

Sofan (Arabic: صوفان, Bengali: সোফান, Hindi: सोफान, Marathi: सोफान, Russian: Софан) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can appear as: Şofan or Sofán. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 113,057th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,780,055 people. Sofan occurs mostly 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. It is also the 112,049th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 3,908 people.

The surname Sofan is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,528 people, or 1 in 86,551. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Central Java, where 48 percent are found, East Java, where 25 percent are found and Jakarta, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 35 percent are found and Egypt, where 7 percent are found.

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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