Soffa Surname
Approximately 1,007 people bear this surname
Soffa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 372 | 1:974,352 | 72,340 |
| Indonesia | 177 | 1:747,171 | 57,374 |
| Brazil | 173 | 1:1,237,424 | 42,571 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Slovakia | 72 | 1:74,117 | 14,362 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Šoffa (296) & Sôffa (2) are calculated separately.
Soffa (149) may also be a first name.
Soffa Demographics
Soffa Political Affiliation
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Soffa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soffa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻓﻪ, Russian: Соффа) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as: Šoffa or Sôffa. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soffa? popularity and diffusion
Soffa is the 359,713th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,236,888 people. Soffa occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Soffa live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 754,880th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 149 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 974,352. In The United States Soffa is most numerous in: California, where 24 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.
Soffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Soffa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Soffa surname increased 7,440 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Soffa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Soffa are 0.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.17% registered with the political party.
Soffa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.64% more than the national average, earning $52,485 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soffa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﻓﻪ | swfh | - |
| Soffa in the Russian language | ||
| Соффа | soffa | - |
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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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- 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 Soffa
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