Sofia Surname
Approximately 91,522 people bear this surname
Sofia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 47,006 | 1:2,075 | 364 |
| Indonesia | 9,005 | 1:14,686 | 1,837 |
| DR Congo | 7,942 | 1:9,302 | 1,144 |
| Portugal | 5,982 | 1:1,742 | 260 |
| Angola | 5,719 | 1:4,719 | 676 |
| Italy | 3,228 | 1:18,946 | 3,251 |
| Morocco | 2,045 | 1:16,859 | 2,564 |
| United States | 1,508 | 1:240,357 | 22,977 |
| Pakistan | 1,263 | 1:141,444 | 3,944 |
| Bangladesh | 1,262 | 1:126,273 | 5,065 |
| Kenya | 1,199 | 1:38,515 | 4,108 |
| Argentina | 801 | 1:53,363 | 4,498 |
| Philippines | 466 | 1:217,249 | 33,735 |
| Brazil | 460 | 1:465,379 | 17,624 |
| India | 428 | 1:1,792,209 | 63,779 |
| Greece | 366 | 1:30,273 | 4,691 |
| France | 340 | 1:195,361 | 30,392 |
| Romania | 246 | 1:81,617 | 9,577 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Venezuela | 226 | 1:133,646 | 4,331 |
| Malaysia | 220 | 1:134,065 | 8,611 |
| Dominican Republic | 200 | 1:52,165 | 2,646 |
| Switzerland | 164 | 1:50,079 | 6,640 |
| Australia | 139 | 1:194,214 | 19,182 |
| England | 96 | 1:580,396 | 35,131 |
| Mexico | 79 | 1:1,571,218 | 16,633 |
| United Arab Emirates | 69 | 1:132,787 | 10,955 |
| Uganda | 66 | 1:591,504 | 31,661 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| Albania | 54 | 1:53,964 | 6,888 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Cuba | 50 | 1:230,454 | 4,614 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Spain | 39 | 1:1,198,770 | 41,125 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Uruguay | 36 | 1:95,327 | 9,476 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Guatemala | 11 | 1:1,462,061 | 5,661 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Cape Verde | 6 | 1:88,274 | 2,986 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 1:88,712 | 2,936 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Sofía (35) & Sófia (1) are calculated separately.
Sofia (1,237,617) may also be a first name.
Sofia Demographics
Average Sofia Salary in
United States
$50,901 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sofia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sofia (Arabic: صوفيّا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮﻓﻴﻪ, Hindi: सोफिया, Marathi: सोिफया, Oriya: େସାଫିଆ) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Sofía or Sófia. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,185th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,626 people. The last name Sofia is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Sofia reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 656th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 1,237,617 people.
The surname Sofia is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 47,006 people, or 1 in 2,075. Besides Ethiopia this surname exists in 115 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Sofia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sofia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sofia last name increased 21,543 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sofia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Sofia last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Sofia are 10.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.34% registered with the political party.
The amount Sofia earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 14.36% less than the national average, earning €25,719 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.73% more than the national average, earning $27,409,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning $50,901 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $53,144 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sofia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sofia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻮﻓﻴﻪ | swfyh | - |
| Sofia in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାଫିଆ | esaphi'a | 99.44 |
| Sofia in the Marathi language | ||
| सोिफया | soiphaya | 94.55 |
| Sofia in the Hindi language | ||
| सोफिया | sophiya | 92.45 |
| सोफिआ | sophi'a | 3.77 |
| Sofia in the Arabic language | ||
| صوفيّا | swfya | - |
| سوفيا | swfya | - |
| صوفيا | swfya | - |
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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 Sofia
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