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
Sofeya (Hindi: सोफिया, Russian: Софея) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofeya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sofeya is the 143,530th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,350,821 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sofeya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sofeya is also the 974,243rd most frequently held forename globally, held by 95 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Other than Ethiopia Sofeya is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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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