Sofka Surname

397,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Sofka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3151:1,150,66382,561
Germany1501:536,70344,788
Brazil1331:1,609,58153,222
Czechia891:119,47719,340
Slovakia521:102,62419,507
Poland391:974,58370,126
Austria281:304,12334,120
Albania201:145,70311,666
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
France71:9,488,960336,266
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Šofka (9) are calculated separately.

Sofka (5,379) may also be a first name.

Sofka Last Name Facts

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

Sofka (Russian: Софка) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Šofka. Click here for other potential spellings of Sofka.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sofka is the 397,886th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,234,515 people. The last name Sofka is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sofka live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sofka is also the 91,841st most common first name world-wide It is held by 5,379 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 1,150,663. In The United States Sofka is most prevalent in: Texas, where 23 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States Sofka exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Sofka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sofka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sofka last name expanded 1,370 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sofka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sofka last name are 4.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.82% being registered with the political party.

Sofka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $45,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šofka939/
Zsofka9141/
Sofkha9114/
Szofka915/
Soyfka911/
Soffka910/
Sowka80808/
Safka80253/
Žofka80157/
Sovka80154/
Zofka80105/
Sofko8055/
Sofke8036/
Cofka808/
Sefka804/
Sofky802/
Sofki801/
Schoffka7716/
Shefka73184/
Szefka73125/
Zoffka7345/
Sofkos7337/
Szafka7334/
Shovka7332/
Soffke7329/
Siefka7329/
Saffka735/
Safkas734/
Shafka733/
Sofkou732/
Showka732/
Giofka731/
Sojwka731/
Zsófka731/
Seefka731/
Szobka731/
Sobkha731/
Sophka730/
Schefka6733/
Schafka6729/
Giofkas6724/
Shefkau677/
Shafkau676/
Choufka671/
Szaffka671/
Shovkaj671/
Soffcke670/

Sofka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofka in the Russian language
Софкаsofka-

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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 Sofka
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