Sofidiya Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sofidiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofidiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2531:700,16932,315
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England121:4,643,172139,951
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Sofidiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sofidiya occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofidiya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 899,940th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Sofidiya reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 700,169. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 50 percent live, Ogun, where 42 percent live and Oyo, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Sofidiya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sofidiya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Sofidiya earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 117.05% more than the national average, earning $93,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shofidiya94234/
Sohfidiya944/
Safidiya8810/
Sofediya882/
Sofidaya881/
Shafidiya8224/
Shofudiya8210/
Shofidaya822/
Safediya751/
Shofidie751/
Sofidayo751/
Safidyyah711/
Safedey536/
Safedie534/
Safeedhayat531/
Safeday531/
Safedye531/
Saffeday506/
Sophidee501/
Safeeday501/
Zafidahy501/
Saffedie501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sofidiya
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