Soferman Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Soferman Surname User-submission:

Sofer means 'author' and man means 'man'. The surname means 'author man'.

Soferman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Soferman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sofer means 'author' and man means 'man'. The surname means 'author man'.

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Soferman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Soferman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Soferman is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soferman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Soferman is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Soferman is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Soferman reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 67 percent reside and Washington, where 33 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 38 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

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