Sofiyat Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Sofiyat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofiyat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sofiyat (3,412) may also be a first name.

Sofiyat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofiyat (Hindi: सोफियात, Russian: Софият) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofiyat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Sofiyat are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 121,869th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 3,412 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 40 percent reside, Niger, where 30 percent reside and Ogun, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sofiya9239,799/
Sofiyah864,921/
Shofiya86185/
Soufiya86154/
Safiyat86115/
Sefiyat8656/
Soofiya8643/
Soffiya864/
Sofieya862/
Sowfiya861/
Sofeyat861/
Shofiyah803,057/
Shafiyat8020/
Soffiyah8017/
Safiyath8014/
Shefiyat807/
Soufiyaz807/
Sofhiyah805/
Shoofiya801/
Sefiyath801/
Soufioya801/
Safiya7728,796/
Sofeya773,100/
Sofiea77102/
Sofaya7798/
Sofija7787/
Sofiet7780/
Sofaia7733/
Sofiia7711/
Sofeia776/
Sofoia773/
Sofyia772/
Sofiyo771/
Sofyet771/
Sofaiy771/
Sofuya771/
Sofeit771/
Sophiya711,009/
Safiyah71766/
Safayat71631/
Shafiya71375/
Soviyah71123/
Sofeyah7156/
Sofijah7147/
Sofiyeh7145/
Sofioye7135/
Saufiya7116/
Saffiya7114/
Saafiya719/
Shofyia716/
Safhiya714/
Sofeeya713/
Safiyad712/
Chofiya712/
Safuyat712/
Safeyat712/
Safiyas711/
Sjafiya711/
Sofohia711/
Soofija711/
Soufeya711/
Sahfiya711/
Safyiat711/
Soufiea711/
Soufyia711/
Soffeya711/
Safeiat711/
Safiyet711/
Soffaya711/
Soffiet711/
Shafayat671,372/
Sofie67423/
Sofea67338/
Sofei67201/
Soifaite6790/
Shoviyah6777/
Sofai6748/
Shafiyah6746/
Sofaa6733/
Shophiya6729/
Soufouya6718/
Sophiyah6715/
Sofey6715/
Sofij6714/
Soffiett6713/
Saafiyah6712/
Shofeyah6710/
Shofioye678/
Shofiyeh676/
Sathfiya675/
Shoffeit674/
Saffiyah673/
Shaafiya672/
Sofoi672/
Shafeyat672/
Safayath671/
Sofaj671/
Sofay671/
Sofye671/
Shofayad671/
Shefayat671/
Shaufiya671/
Soufuiaa671/
Shafoyat671/
Shafieat671/
Shahfiya671/
Choufiya671/
Sofau671/
Shaffiya671/
Shafieya671/
Schofiet670/

Sofiyat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofiyat in the Hindi language
सोफियातsophiyata-
Sofiyat in the Russian language
Софиятsofiat-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sofiyat
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