Soffar Surname

225,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Soffar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soffar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,4951:61,4955,792
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Soffar (28) may also be a first name.

Soffar Last Name Facts

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

Soffar is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Soffar.

How Common Is The Last Name Soffar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 225,303rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,039,660 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Soffar live; 83 percent live in North Africa and 83 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 28 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 1,495 people, or 1 in 61,495. Not including Egypt this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Soffar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Soffar are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

Soffar earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.2% more than the national average, earning $49,278 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soffair9238/
Sofar91245/
Schoffar860/
Shoffard860/
Saffar839,444/
Seffar835,469/
Shofar83698/
Sofair8358/
Soufar8315/
Sofare837/
Joffar832/
Soffor832/
Sofear831/
Soofar831/
Coffar830/
Shaffar77391/
Joffard77144/
Seffair7798/
Sheffar7783/
Sofford7717/
Shoofar7713/
Shoufar778/
Saffart776/
Saffard774/
Joffart774/
Soffort773/
Saffair771/
Schofar771/
Siaffar771/
Suofare771/
Soodfar771/
Saffare771/
Szofarz771/
Soufair771/
Soffeir771/
Saffaar771/
Saaffar771/
Siofart770/
Safar73106,359/
Sefar73143/
Cofar7361/
Sofor7324/
Jofar7315/
Zofar736/
Choffart71359/
Schaffar71245/
Sofarova7182/
Choffard7134/
Scheffar718/
Scaffear711/
Soofford711/
Shofford711/
Souffeur711/
Szaffarz711/
Shaffare711/
Shaffatr711/
Shauffar710/
Suofford710/
Shaffard710/
Shaeffar710/
Jaffar6726,220/
Zaffar677,219/
Safare674,827/
Shafar671,758/
Sefair67143/
Schaffart67114/
Caffar6779/
Schaffarz6778/
Sjafar6759/
Safaar6755/
Safarz6753/
Shofor6752/
Chofar6751/
Joufar6743/
Safarh6742/
Chouffart6732/
Szafar6725/
Saffor6720/
Sophar6716/
Safart6714/
Sofore6712/
Saafar6711/
Zoufar6711/
Safard679/
Safear679/
Saffarova678/
Jasfar678/
Shefar678/
Siafar677/
Scafar676/
Safasr676/
Safair675/
Djofar675/
Sadfar674/
Safaur674/
Safhar673/
Joffor673/
Sofort673/
Jhofar673/
Zoofar673/
Sohfor673/
Suifar672/
Sahfar672/
Joofar672/
Soufor672/
Sofeir672/
Zeffar672/
Safgar672/
Satfar671/
Safarr671/
Jofair671/
Jofarr671/
Jowfar671/
Jsafar671/
Sgafar671/
Schaeffar671/
Johfar671/
Jofart671/
Szefar671/
Szofor671/
Seefar671/
Josfar671/
Siofor671/
Sefaar671/
Saefar671/
Zasfar671/
Shofforth670/
Schaffair670/
Soforr670/

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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 Soffar
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