Soffers Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Soffers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soffers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2261:74,72212,660
Belgium1211:95,01414,658
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Soffers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soffers (Arabic: سوفرس) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soffers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 802,733rd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Soffers reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Soffers is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 74,722. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 63 percent live, South Holland, where 20 percent live and North Holland, where 4 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 35 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soeffers93101/
Sofers921/
Schoffers8866/
Seffers86132/
Coffers8685/
Saffers8645/
Joffers8637/
Soifers862/
Scofers861/
Säffers861/
Schoeffers821/
Sieffers8066/
Shaffers8048/
Saffiers8015/
Sheffers8013/
Scaffers805/
Jouffers801/
Schofers800/
Zofferst800/
Sefers77193/
Safers77102/
Säfers7723/
Cofers771/
Zofers770/
Scheffers754,426/
Schaffers75755/
Schäffers7539/
Schöffers7525/
Shaeffers758/
Schoffors751/
Siefers71324/
Schaeffers71190/
Jaffers7164/
Zaffers7110/
Shafers717/
Sjofors716/
Shefers712/
Safeers711/
Scheeffers711/
Scefers711/
Chofers710/
Sophers710/
Seefers710/
Schäfers676,037/
Schafers67358/
Schefers67339/
Chaffers67161/
Shaefers672/
Soyphers671/
Saffairs670/
Shapfers670/

Soffers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soffers in the Arabic language
سوفرسswfrs-

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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
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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 Soffers
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