Sofika Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Sofika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4211:128,68815,090
Namibia951:25,3624,096
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
England31:18,572,686338,250
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Sofika (1,261) may also be a first name.

Sofika Last Name Facts

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

Sofika (Hindi: सोफिका, Oriya: େସାଫିକା, Russian: Софика) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofika? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sofika is the 555,669th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,718,230 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Sofika live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 222,279th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 1,261 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 421 people, or 1 in 128,688. In South Africa Sofika is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, Western Cape, where 18 percent live and North West, where 12 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Sofika Last Name Statistics demography

Sofika earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.19% less than the national average, earning R 115,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sofikha9236/
Sofikah929/
Shofika921/
Shofikah8620/
Shofikha8612/
Safika83397/
Sefika83386/
Sofica83283/
Sofiko8328/
Sofeka832/
Jofika831/
Shafika77196/
Shefika77181/
Sofeska7723/
Sofukha7722/
Safikah7720/
Sophika7718/
Sawfika7713/
Safitka776/
Safikha775/
Sofikho774/
Sahfika772/
Sofisky771/
Sofuica771/
Saffika771/
Sofiski770/
Shafikah7198/
Shafikha7113/
Sofikhoh719/
Sofijski718/
Sofishki717/
Shahfika715/
Shafieka712/
Shafiqka712/
Sahfikah712/
Szaficka711/
Shafikea711/
Shafikaz711/
Shafeika711/
Sofuisca711/
Shafikaa711/
Shefikka711/
Shafhika711/
Shofeska710/
Sefuka67972/
Safiki6785/
Safiko6769/
Safuka6749/
Sofeke6729/
Shafikaah6717/
Safike6712/
Safiqa6710/
Sofico6710/
Shofikhoh679/
Safeka676/
Sofuko673/
Sofică672/
Cofeka672/
Zafika671/
Shafiqkah671/
Safica671/
Jafika671/
Shahfikah671/
Safikj671/
Shafikhah671/
Sefeka671/
Shafiekah671/

Sofika Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofika in the Hindi language
सोफिकाsophika-
Sofika in the Oriya language
େସାଫିକାesaphika-
Sofika in the Russian language
Софикаsofika-

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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 Sofika
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