Sofane Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Sofane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Sofane (31) may also be a first name.
Sofane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sofane occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofane? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Sofane reside; 53 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sofane is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 8,531,392. In Iran Sofane is most numerous in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 89 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Iran it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 24 percent reside and Algeria, where 18 percent reside.
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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 Sofane
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