Sofani Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Sofani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3151:419,83935,311
Greece341:325,87646,418
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Portugal281:372,08012,265
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sofani (280) may also be a first name.

Sofani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sofani (Russian: Софани) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 677,464th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Sofani are found; 69 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 530,161st most common forename in the world. It is borne by 280 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 419,839. In Indonesia Sofani is most frequent in: Central Java, where 26 percent reside, West Java, where 22 percent reside and Banten, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Sofani exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 8 percent reside and Qatar, where 7 percent reside.

Sofani Last Name Statistics demography

Sofani earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.85% less than the national average, earning R 199,968 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sofanit921,610/
Soufani9257/
Shofani9240/
Soffani927/
Sofanni926/
Sofaniy924/
Sofhani923/
Sofangi921/
Sofanio921/
Shoufani86897/
Shofhani8675/
Soufangi8630/
Shoffani863/
Soufanip862/
Suofanie861/
Soufanei861/
Safani83988/
Sofana83163/
Sofoni83121/
Sofane8317/
Sofany8313/
Soufane772,142/
Shafani77590/
Shofana77194/
Safaani7751/
Sofonio7737/
Shofanh7717/
Shofany7717/
Safhani7716/
Safanie7715/
Safgani7710/
Safaini7710/
Sahfani778/
Soufana776/
Saffani776/
Saafani773/
Safangi772/
Sofaine772/
Safahni772/
Sofonie772/
Zofhani771/
Sozfane771/
Sofainy771/
Sodfany771/
Szafani771/
Sofanea771/
Sofanet771/
Safanit771/
Sofeana771/
Choufani711,833/
Safahani71253/
Sophanit71198/
Sophanoi71198/
Soifoini71121/
Shoufany7115/
Souffane7112/
Soifeini7111/
Shoufana718/
Shaufani714/
Soufaine713/
Soufongi713/
Shaffani712/
Schafani711/
Saffanni711/
Chohfani711/
Soufayne711/
Zohfanyi711/
Zsofonyi711/
Sophanie711/
Soufaina711/
Shofaney711/
Safana67596/
Chouffani67180/
Safoni6762/
Sofone6746/
Safane6738/
Xafani6710/
Sophanich672/
Soiphanit672/
Siophanit671/

Sofani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofani in the Russian language
Софаниsofani-

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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
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  • 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 Sofani
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