Sofar Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Sofar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1211:1,092,96978,869
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Qatar311:76,0647,685
England121:4,643,172139,951
India121:63,922,115578,870
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Šofár (27) are calculated separately.

Sofar (566) may also be a first name.

Sofar Last Name Facts

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

Sofar (Hindi: सोफर, Marathi: सोफर, Russian: Софар) occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be found as a variant: Šofár. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,028,911th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname Sofar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Sofar live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 64 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 352,783rd most common forename on earth. It is borne by 566 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 1,092,969. In Indonesia Sofar is most frequent in: East Java, where 45 percent live, Banten, where 25 percent live and Central Java, where 13 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 15 percent live and Qatar, where 13 percent live.

Sofar Last Name Statistics demography

Sofar earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soffar911,804/
Shofar91698/
Sofair9158/
Soufar9115/
Sofare917/
Sofear911/
Soofar911/
Šofár8727/
Soffair8338/
Shoofar8313/
Shoufar838/
Schofar831/
Suofare831/
Soodfar831/
Szofarz831/
Soufair831/
Siofart830/
Safar80106,359/
Sefar80143/
Cofar8061/
Sofor8024/
Jofar8015/
Zofar806/
Sofarova7782/
Schoffar770/
Shoffard770/
Saffar739,444/
Seffar735,469/
Safare734,827/
Shafar731,758/
Sefair73143/
Sjafar7359/
Safaar7355/
Safarz7353/
Shofor7352/
Chofar7351/
Joufar7343/
Safarh7342/
Szafar7325/
Sophar7316/
Safart7314/
Sofore7312/
Saafar7311/
Zoufar7311/
Safard739/
Safear739/
Jasfar738/
Shefar738/
Siafar737/
Scafar736/
Safasr736/
Safair735/
Djofar735/
Sadfar734/
Safaur734/
Safhar733/
Sofort733/
Jhofar733/
Zoofar733/
Sohfor733/
Suifar732/
Joffar732/
Sahfar732/
Joofar732/
Soffor732/
Soufor732/
Sofeir732/
Safgar732/
Satfar731/
Safarr731/
Jofair731/
Jofarr731/
Jowfar731/
Jsafar731/
Sgafar731/
Johfar731/
Jofart731/
Szefar731/
Szofor731/
Seefar731/
Josfar731/
Siofor731/
Sefaar731/
Saefar731/
Zasfar731/
Coffar730/
Soforr730/
Shadfar672,046/
Szafarz671,160/
Shaffar67391/
Joffard67144/
Seffair6798/
Sheffar6783/
Shahfar6759/
Safaure6742/
Chofard6741/
Sdjafar6731/
Saadfar6723/
Safeare6722/
Shaafar6719/
Sofford6717/
Schafar6715/
Siahfar6714/
Shawfar6712/
Shofore6711/
Sophear6710/
Shafair679/
Soufeir679/
Saatfar679/
Sashfar678/
Shevfar678/
Jashfar677/
Giovfar677/
Saffart676/
Saffard674/
Sophare674/
Joffart674/
Soforth673/
Shafarr673/
Soffort673/
Shoford672/
Saufare672/
Shafard672/
Shafare672/
Sahafar671/
Saffair671/
Shehfar671/
Shaufar671/
Sosford671/
Siaffar671/
Joufair671/
Jousfar671/
Zoufare671/
Soufeur671/
Shasfar671/
Shafaar671/
Shafatr671/
Shefaar671/
Sahfard671/
Saffare671/
Safarhe671/
Saudfar671/
Szoforz671/
Choufar671/
Sasfard671/
Soffeir671/
Saffaar671/
Saaffar671/
Safaarh671/
Safarzz671/
Shaefar670/
Shofour670/
Schefar670/
Safhart670/

Sofar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofar in the Hindi language
सोफरsophara-
Sofar in the Marathi language
सोफरsophara85.71
सोफारsophara14.29
Sofar in the Russian language
Софарsofar-

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