Sofei Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Sofei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 182 | 1:110,318 | 12,370 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Şofei (20) are calculated separately.
Sofei (45) may also be a first name.
Sofei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sofei (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻮﻓﻲ) is held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Şofei. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sofei is the 1,181,191st most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Sofei live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 45 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 110,318. In Romania Sofei is most prevalent in: Gorj County, where 63 percent reside, Dolj County, where 20 percent reside and Timiș County, where 17 percent reside. Barring Romania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sofei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sofei in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻮﻓﻲ | alswfy | - |
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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 Sofei
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