Sofania Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sofania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1811:730,65956,271
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofania? popularity and diffusion

Sofania is the 1,244,200th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Sofania are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sofania is also the 974,243rd most widely held first name internationally, held by 95 people.

It is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 730,659. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Java, where 99 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia Sofania occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shofania93193/
Soffania9318/
Sofaniah934/
Sefania861,123/
Sofonia86267/
Safania8673/
Zofania868/
Sofanja861/
Sofanea861/
Sofanio861/
Safhania80212/
Shafania8046/
Sofonias807/
Sefaniah806/
Safaynia803/
Safainia802/
Safaniah801/
Shophania7519/
Zefania711,235/
Zafania7189/
Sofonio7137/
Safenia7111/
Jafania712/
Cafania711/
Sefonia711/
Shafhatnia711/
Sefanio711/
Safanya711/
Sephania671,789/
Zefannia6761/
Saphania677/
Zafanias675/
Sophonia674/
Savaniah672/
Zeffania672/
Sephonia672/
Zefaniha671/
Sophanya671/

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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 Sofania
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