Sofaya Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Sofaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Sofaya (470) may also be a first name.
Sofaya Demographics
Average Sofaya Salary in
South Africa
R 123,108
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sofaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sofaya (Hindi: सोफया, Marathi: सोफया) is found in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sofaya is the 1,871,545th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name Sofaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sofaya reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 392,739th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 470 people.
It is most widespread in Botswana, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 43,739. Outside of Botswana this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Malawi, where 9 percent are found.
Sofaya Last Name Statistics demography
Sofaya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.2% less than the national average, earning R 123,108 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sofaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sofaya in the Hindi language | ||
| सोफया | sophaya | - |
| Sofaya in the Marathi language | ||
| सोफया | sophaya | 81.25 |
| सोफाया | sophaya | 18.75 |
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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 Sofaya
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