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 last name Sofaya (Hindi: सोफया, Marathi: सोफया) is found in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,871,545th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sofaya are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 392,739th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 470 people.
The surname Sofaya is most frequent in Botswana, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 43,739. Besides Botswana this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live and Malawi, where 9 percent live.
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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