Sofania Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Sofania Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 181 | 1:730,659 | 56,271 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sofania (95) may also be a first name.
Sofania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofania Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sofania is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofania? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sofania is the 1,244,200th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Sofania reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly held first name globally, held by 95 people.
The last name Sofania is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 730,659. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 99 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shofania | 93 | 193 | / |
| Soffania | 93 | 18 | / |
| Sofaniah | 93 | 4 | / |
| Sefania | 86 | 1,123 | / |
| Sofonia | 86 | 267 | / |
| Safania | 86 | 73 | / |
| Zofania | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sofanja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sofanea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sofanio | 86 | 1 | / |
| Safhania | 80 | 212 | / |
| Shafania | 80 | 46 | / |
| Sofonias | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sefaniah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Safaynia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Safainia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Safaniah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shophania | 75 | 19 | / |
| Zefania | 71 | 1,235 | / |
| Zafania | 71 | 89 | / |
| Sofonio | 71 | 37 | / |
| Safenia | 71 | 11 | / |
| Jafania | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cafania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafhatnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefanio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sephania | 67 | 1,789 | / |
| Zefannia | 67 | 61 | / |
| Saphania | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zafanias | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sophonia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Savaniah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeffania | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sephonia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zefaniha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sophanya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sofania
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