Sofe Surname
Approximately 1,754 people bear this surname
Sofe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 833 | 1:16,149 | 1,019 |
| South Africa | 312 | 1:173,646 | 19,205 |
| Iran | 163 | 1:471,058 | 28,585 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| Philippines | 70 | 1:1,446,260 | 102,978 |
| Lesotho | 56 | 1:36,296 | 6,453 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Somaliland | 4 | 1:875,046 | 1,198 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
The alternate forms: Sofé (1) are calculated separately.
Sofe (561) may also be a first name.
Sofe Demographics
Average Sofe Salary in
United States
$63,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sofe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sofe (Hindi: सोफे, Russian: Софе) is held by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Sofé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sofe is the 230,634th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,154,815 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Sofe live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Sofe is also the 354,811th most common first name globally, borne by 561 people.
The last name Sofe is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is held by 833 people, or 1 in 16,149. Barring Somalia Sofe exists in 45 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent live and Iran, where 9 percent live.
Sofe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sofe has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sofe surname contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sofe Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Sofe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.17% less than the national average, earning R 161,184 per year and in United States they earn 46.01% more than the national average, earning $63,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sofe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sofe in the Hindi language | ||
| सोफे | sophe | - |
| Sofe in the Russian language | ||
| Софе | sofe | - |
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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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- 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 Sofe
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