Sofeng Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Sofeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 23 | 1:88,372 | 10,414 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Sofeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sofeng occurs most in Lesotho. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofeng? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sofeng reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 88,372. In Lesotho Sofeng is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 74 percent reside and Leribe District, where 26 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofen | 91 | 112 | / |
| Shoufeng | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shuofeng | 86 | 2 | / |
| Soffen | 83 | 94 | / |
| Sofien | 83 | 93 | / |
| Soufen | 83 | 40 | / |
| Shofen | 83 | 4 | / |
| Safeng | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sofeen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Soofen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sohfen | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sofn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Coffeng | 77 | 180 | / |
| Soufien | 77 | 60 | / |
| Soffing | 77 | 25 | / |
| Suifeng | 77 | 18 | / |
| Sopheng | 77 | 15 | / |
| Shafeng | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shoffen | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zoufeng | 77 | 3 | / |
| Soffien | 77 | 3 | / |
| Saefeng | 77 | 2 | / |
| Satfeng | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sopfien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shoufen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shofeen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djofeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schofen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sofin | 73 | 3,204 | / |
| Sofyn | 73 | 121 | / |
| Safen | 73 | 24 | / |
| Sofín | 73 | 8 | / |
| Safng | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sofne | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zofen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sofhn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schoffen | 71 | 937 | / |
| Soeffing | 71 | 141 | / |
| Zhoufeng | 71 | 22 | / |
| Sophaeng | 71 | 8 | / |
| Saefoeng | 71 | 8 | / |
| Scoffing | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shuifeng | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zhuofeng | 71 | 4 | / |
| Saefaeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Souffing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawfeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djoufeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sofina | 67 | 3,133 | / |
| Sofyna | 67 | 265 | / |
| Safeen | 67 | 194 | / |
| Soffin | 67 | 130 | / |
| Saffen | 67 | 83 | / |
| Shofin | 67 | 65 | / |
| Safien | 67 | 64 | / |
| Sofion | 67 | 48 | / |
| Sefing | 67 | 33 | / |
| Shafen | 67 | 32 | / |
| Saephoeng | 67 | 27 | / |
| Sophen | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sofyon | 67 | 18 | / |
| Soifin | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zefeng | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sotfin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sofenkova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saufen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zoffen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soufin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soifne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuofen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safend | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sosfin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohven | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zofeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chouffeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soufyn | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Sofeng
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