Sofić Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sofić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina8011:4,415893
Croatia461:91,92615,142
Slovenia261:95,68011,418
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Sofic (93) & Šofić (19) are calculated separately.

Sofić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofić occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Sofic or Šofić. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 400,040th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,290,723 people. The surname Sofić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sofić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Sofić is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 801 people, or 1 in 4,415. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Sofić is most prevalent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 76 percent are found, Republika Srpska, where 18 percent are found and Brčko District, where 6 percent are found. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina Sofić exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 5 percent are found and Slovenia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sofic9393/
Šofić9319/
Sefić80591/
Safić80225/
Sofiz802/
Sofich73154/
Sofici7310/
Soffici67409/
Sofiets6715/
Soffich671/

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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 Sofić
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