Sofeya Surname
Approximately 3,100 people bear this surname
Sofeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,059 | 1:31,888 | 3,759 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sofeya (95) may also be a first name.
Sofeya Demographics
Average Sofeya Salary in
South Africa
R 144,108
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sofeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sofeya (Hindi: सोफिया, Russian: Софея) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofeya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 143,530th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,350,821 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sofeya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sofeya is also the 974,243rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 95 people.
Sofeya is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Excluding Ethiopia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.
Sofeya Last Name Statistics demography
Sofeya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.36% less than the national average, earning R 144,108 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sofeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sofeya in the Hindi language | ||
| सोफिया | sophiya | 50 |
| सोफेया | sopheya | 50 |
| Sofeya in the Russian language | ||
| Софея | sofea | - |
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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 Sofeya
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