Sofian Surname

21,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Sofian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia14,9911:8,8221,133
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
Malaysia1,7291:17,0591,657
Romania1,5881:12,6431,603
Egypt1,2811:71,7696,590
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
Oman3841:9,6041,254
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
India871:8,816,843179,063
Qatar781:30,2313,215
Brunei771:5,438786
Pakistan531:3,370,63925,973
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Israel471:182,07718,133
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Moldova341:104,74612,442
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Libya161:390,2481,390
England111:5,065,278148,650
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Barbados11:287,4482,772
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Sofian (51,349) may also be a first name.

Sofian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofian (Arabic: صوفيان, Hindi: सोफियान, Marathi: सोफीन, Russian: Софиан) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,842nd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 292,720 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Sofian are found; 68 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 18,087th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 51,349 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 14,991 people, or 1 in 8,822. In Indonesia it is most common in: West Java, where 49 percent live, Jakarta, where 13 percent live and Banten, where 6 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name is found in 60 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 11 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.

Sofian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sofian last name are 4.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.52% registered with the political party.

Sofian earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.46% less than the national average, earning $41,224 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sofiane922,773/
Soufian921,454/
Soffian92580/
Shofian92274/
Sofhian92139/
Soofian9238/
Sjofian9214/
Suofian929/
Sofiant928/
Sofihan928/
Soefian925/
Sofiann924/
Sofiaan921/
Soufiane865,777/
Sofiatin86201/
Shoffian8658/
Soffhian8630/
Sofianne866/
Sofianck863/
Soeffian863/
Soffiane862/
Sopfiane861/
Souffian861/
Sofijane861/
Sousfian861/
Soyfiane861/
Sofihaan861/
Shopfian861/
Sofyan8351,940/
Safian833,756/
Sofjan83711/
Sefian83351/
Sofion8348/
Sofean8317/
Zofian839/
Sofiam831/
Shofiatin80129/
Sofianova8043/
Souffiane805/
Soufianne805/
Soofaiyan801/
Souffiant801/
Soudfiane801/
Sophian77859/
Shofyan77817/
Shafian77580/
Sofyane77460/
Saffian77372/
Soufyan77239/
Saufian7786/
Safiane7779/
Soefyan7757/
Sjofjan7732/
Safiaan7732/
Safijan7718/
Sofyang7715/
Soifyan7711/
Szafian7710/
Sahfian7710/
Safihan779/
Siafian777/
Joufian776/
Soofyan774/
Sofhyan774/
Sefihan773/
Suifian772/
Safiang771/
Zoufian771/
Soufiam771/
Soffion771/
Ssafian771/
Satfian771/
Sof'yan771/
Suofyan771/
Sofhion771/
Sofione771/
Sofijanova752/
Soufyane71221/
Shafiean71105/
Shafiaan7158/
Safaiyan7152/
Safaiian7136/
Sophiaan7125/
Sofiatim7110/
Sahafian719/
Safayian717/
Safiatin716/
Shophian716/
Sophiane716/
Shafihan714/
Shahfian714/
Shaufian714/
Shafijan713/
Saufiane713/
Safianne711/
Soephian711/
Suofyane711/
Joufijan711/
Zowfiean711/
Safyan671,018/
Sáfián67239/
Shafieean67174/
Safianova67115/
Zafian67110/
Shafaiyan6786/
Sofyanova6784/
Sefion6777/
Sefyan6745/
Safjan6744/
Safion6728/
Sofyon6718/
Shafaiean6714/
Safiam675/
Safean672/
Sahafijan671/
Jofyan671/
Sofjanova671/
Souffiont671/
Jafian671/
Zofián671/
Sofeon671/
Shafayian671/
Safianová671/
Séfion671/
Cofián671/
Souphiane671/

Sofian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofian in the Hindi language
सोफियानsophiyana-
Sofian in the Marathi language
सोफीनsophina-
Sofian in the Russian language
Софианsofian-
Sofian in the Arabic language
صوفيانswfyan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sofian
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