Sofiani Surname
Approximately 3,922 people bear this surname
Sofiani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 3,119 | 1:42,401 | 4,865 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Niger | 143 | 1:134,210 | 5,085 |
| Burkina Faso | 18 | 1:1,019,561 | 10,177 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Sofiani (2,522) may also be a first name.
Sofiani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofiani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sofiani (Arabic: سفياني) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofiani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 117,413th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,858,120 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Sofiani reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 146,907th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 2,522 people.
The last name Sofiani is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 3,119 people, or 1 in 42,401. In Indonesia Sofiani is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 30 percent are found, Central Java, where 18 percent are found and East Java, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Sofiani occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 16 percent are found and Niger, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sofiani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sofiani in the Arabic language | ||
| سفياني | sfyany | - |
| السفياني | alsfyany | - |
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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 Sofiani
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