Sofiah Surname

53,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sofiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9,4631:13,9751,757
Malaysia711:415,41221,545
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sofiah (21,282) may also be a first name.

Sofiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofiah is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofiah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 53,427th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 762,535 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sofiah live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 36,101st most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 21,282 people.

This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 9,463 people, or 1 in 13,975. In Indonesia Sofiah is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 45 percent reside, East Java, where 20 percent reside and Central Java, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shofiah921,083/
Soffiah9233/
Sofiahd9232/
Soofiah923/
Soufiah922/
Sofhiah921/
Sofiahe921/
Sofia9191,522/
Shoifiah869/
Sofeiyah863/
Safiah831,985/
Soufia831,316/
Soffia831,080/
Shofia83524/
Sofias83330/
Soviah83267/
Soifia83234/
Sofhia83161/
Sofyah83158/
Sofiea83102/
Sofija8387/
Soofia8363/
Sofiat8340/
Sofiha8333/
Sofiad8327/
Sopfia8317/
Sofiaj837/
Sohfia832/
Szofia832/
Sovfia831/
Sefiah831/
Siofia831/
Soefia831/
Sofiaa831/
Shoffieah801/
Shafiah77100/
Sophiah7765/
Shofyah7733/
Saefiah7725/
Safihah7713/
Sahfiah779/
Sefihah773/
Saffiah772/
Soofija771/
Sofiaou771/
Soufiea771/
Souffia771/
Sofaiya771/
Soffiat771/
Sofiaas771/
Sofiatt771/
Shoffia771/
Shofhia771/
Safia7317,245/
Sofya736,516/
Sefia731,804/
Sofio731,395/
Sofea73338/
Zofia7380/
Sofía7335/
Žofia7330/
Jofia732/
Sófia731/
Safaiyah718/
Chofijah716/
Shafihah712/
Saafiath711/
Schofiad711/
Shophiah711/
Souffiaa711/
Soffiatt711/
Saafieah711/
Safiahou711/
Shaffiah711/
Sophia6712,082/
Shafia677,700/
Saffia675,979/
Sofios67274/
Safiat67141/
Safija6782/
Safhia6751/
Soffio6746/
Safiha6738/
Sofhya6734/
Shofya6733/
Sofyat6724/
Shefia6723/
Siafia6723/
Sefiha6717/
Sefija6715/
Saufia6714/
Safiaa6710/
Siefia6710/
Safiea6710/
Chofia676/
Saafia675/
Safeah675/
Soffya674/
Soufya674/
Soffea673/
Joffia672/
Sahfia672/
Safiay672/
Safiaz672/
Szófia671/
Saviah671/
Ssafia671/
Satfia671/
Sawfia671/
Saefia671/
Safiad671/
Joufia671/
Jofias671/
Zofija671/
Sodfio671/
Soefio671/
Soffía671/
Safyah671/
Suofio671/
Safiae671/
Sofhio671/
Shafaiyah671/
Szafia671/
Zoffia670/

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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 Sofiah
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