Sofiya Surname

14,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Sofiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia37,3471:2,612458
DR Congo1,3751:53,7316,473
India5451:1,407,45953,983
Indonesia4441:297,85926,488
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Sofiya (258,816) may also be a first name.

Sofiya Last Name Facts

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

Sofiya (Hindi: सोफिया, Marathi: सोफीया, Oriya: େସାଫିୟା) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sofiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofiya? popularity and diffusion

Sofiya is the 14,001st most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 183,109 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sofiya live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sofiya is also the 4,066th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 258,816 people.

This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 37,347 people, or 1 in 2,612. Outside of Ethiopia this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Sofiya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sofiyah924,921/
Shofiya92185/
Soufiya92154/
Soofiya9243/
Sofiyat9234/
Soffiya924/
Sofieya922/
Sowfiya921/
Shofiyah863,057/
Soffiyah8617/
Soufiyaz867/
Sofhiyah865/
Shoofiya861/
Soufioya861/
Safiya8328,796/
Sefiya833,306/
Sofeya833,100/
Sofiea83102/
Sofaya8398/
Sofija8387/
Sofaia8333/
Sofiia8311/
Sofeia836/
Jofiya834/
Sofoia833/
Sofyia832/
Sofiyo831/
Sofaiy831/
Sofuya831/
Sophiya771,009/
Safiyah77766/
Shafiya77375/
Soviyah77123/
Safiyat77115/
Sofeyah7756/
Sefiyah7754/
Sofijah7747/
Sofiyeh7745/
Sofioye7735/
Shefiya7719/
Saufiya7716/
Saffiya7714/
Saafiya779/
Shofyia776/
Safhiya774/
Sofeeya773/
Safiyad772/
Chofiya772/
Safiyas771/
Sjafiya771/
Sofohia771/
Soofija771/
Soufeya771/
Sofeyat771/
Sahfiya771/
Soufiea771/
Soufyia771/
Soffeya771/
Soffaya771/
Sofie73423/
Sofea73338/
Sofei73201/
Sofai7348/
Sofaa7333/
Sofey7315/
Sofij7314/
Sofoi732/
Sofaj731/
Sofay731/
Sofye731/
Sofau731/
Shoviyah7177/
Shafiyah7146/
Shophiya7129/
Shafiyat7120/
Soufouya7118/
Sophiyah7115/
Saafiyah7112/
Shofeyah7110/
Shofioye718/
Shofiyeh716/
Sathfiya715/
Saffiyah713/
Shaafiya712/
Shofayad711/
Shaufiya711/
Soufuiaa711/
Shahfiya711/
Choufiya711/
Shaffiya711/
Shafieya711/
Sofuji67866/
Safaya67777/
Jafiya67353/
Soofie67120/
Safiyo67115/
Sofuyi6797/
Sofuye6792/
Safija6782/
Sofayo6774/
Shofie6749/
Soffie6742/
Soffey6735/
Sofeye6734/
Sefaya6731/
Safiyi6730/
Safiye6725/
Safeya6721/
Safaia6714/
Safiey6713/
Scofea6712/
Safiea6710/
Sheffiyah6710/
Shofaa679/
Shofei678/
Sofayi678/
Soufie677/
Sefiye677/
Safiia676/
Shofay676/
Sofeii676/
Sofaid676/
Soffai676/
Soufei676/
Sefeya674/
Sofeja674/
Soffei674/
Safuya673/
Soffea673/
Safyia673/
Safaiy672/
Soufey672/
Safyya672/
Sofaye672/
Sefiyo672/
Shofai672/
Zofaya672/
Soufai672/
Safeia672/
Safeiy671/
Shaufiyah671/
Soufay671/
Sofoji671/
Shofuy671/
Zofija671/
Soufaj671/
Sofeit671/
Sofgay671/
Sofieț671/
Siofaa671/
Soyfui671/
Safoya671/
Sofaje671/
Zafiya671/
Sefuya671/
Safoia671/
Sahafiyah671/
Soffay671/
Soffye671/
Sofoye671/
Sopfie671/
Shofey671/
Shoffieah671/
Shafieyah671/
Suofei671/

Sofiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofiya in the Marathi language
सोफीयाsophiya97.44
सोिफ़याsoifaya0.66
सैयदsaiyada0.38
सॉफीयाsophiya0.09
सोिकयाsoikaya0.09
शोफीयाsophiya0.09
सोफीयsophiya0.09
सोफ़ीयाsofiya0.09
ओडीयनodiyana0.09
सोकीयाsokiya0.09
Sofiya in the Hindi language
सोफियाsophiya96.83
सोफीयाsophiya2.4
सौफियाsauphiya0.29
सूफियाsuphiya0.16
सुफियाsuphiya0.09
सोफि़याsophiya0.05
सोफ़ियाsofiya0.02
सोफयाsophaya0.02
साफियाsaphiya0.02
सोफीयsophiya0.02
सैफियाsaiphiya0.02
़सोफियाsophiya0.02
सूफीयाsuphiya0.02
सोफोयाsophoya0.02
Sofiya in the Oriya language
େସାଫିୟାesaphiya63.41
େସାଫିଆesaphi'a36.59

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