Sofir Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Israel

Sofir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sofir (684) may also be a first name.

Sofir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sofir (Russian: Софир) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sofir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sofir is the 3,100,440th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Sofir is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Sofir reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sofir is also the 316,415th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 684 people.

This surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 5,289,968. In Indonesia Sofir is primarily found in: East Java, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sofair9158/
Soufir9154/
Sofier9139/
Sofior9115/
Soffir912/
Sofeir912/
Shofir912/
Souffir83286/
Soffair8338/
Soufeir839/
Sofhirh839/
Soffier831/
Soyfier831/
Shoffir831/
Soufair831/
Soffeir831/
Sofhier831/
Soyfire830/
Safir8017,559/
Sofer807,173/
Sefir8079/
Sofre8044/
Zofir805/
Jofir803/
Sofirova776/
Soffer731,706/
Shafir731,361/
Soifer731,124/
Safier73669/
Szofer73644/
Soyfer73331/
Saafir73257/
Szafir73188/
Saffir73166/
Sefair73143/
Shofer73107/
Soufer73103/
Sapfir7391/
Safire7385/
Sophir7383/
Soofer7377/
Siofer7373/
Sefier7345/
Safirt7331/
Safitr7331/
Shefir7330/
Sojfer7325/
Soefer7322/
Soffre7319/
Zofier7313/
Jofire7313/
Siofre7312/
Zoufir7312/
Soferr738/
Seffir737/
Chofir735/
Sofere735/
Safair735/
Jasfir734/
Ssafir734/
Safhir733/
Safgir732/
Suofer731/
Sahfir731/
Safior731/
Safoir731/
Jofair731/
Scafir731/
Sofear731/
Scofer731/
Soufre731/
Coifir731/
Zhofir731/
Sefeir731/
Sjafir731/
Coffir730/
Sohfer730/
Schofer67999/
Sophire67975/
Saffier67448/
Souffer67413/
Seffair6798/
Shoffer6791/
Schafir6779/
Shafier6772/
Soiffer6768/
Shaffir6758/
Saffire6756/
Szoffer6731/
Souffre6718/
Seffier6717/
Shoyfer6715/
Shoufer6714/
Saffeir6714/
Soffert6713/
Soifert6712/
Sophier6712/
Shafair679/
Soyffer678/
Scoffer677/
Soifere676/
Szafirt676/
Sauffir675/
Shoefer674/
Showfer674/
Szhafir674/
Shofere674/
Shefier673/
Sowfeer673/
Shoifer672/
Saffair671/
Shopfer671/
Shafior671/
Shafire671/
Shafisr671/
Szaffir671/
Joufair671/
Soufeur671/
Shahfir671/
Shofyor671/
Szafier671/
Szefier671/
Saafier671/
Sahhfir671/
Shafirr671/
Shaafir671/
Shasfir671/
Suiffir670/
Sofferd670/

Sofir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofir in the Russian language
Софирsofir-

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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 Sofir
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