Sofran Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Sofran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1901:105,67311,937
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Serbia331:216,51412,757
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Şofran (32), Šofran (14) & Sofrán (1) are calculated separately.

Sofran (92) may also be a first name.

Sofran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofran (Russian: Софран) is found most in Romania. It can occur as: Şofran, Šofran or Sofrán. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofran? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 708,658th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. The last name Sofran is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Sofran live; 47 percent live in Eastern Europe and 46 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 992,070th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 92 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 105,673. In Romania Sofran is most frequent in: Timiș County, where 43 percent are found, Satu Mare County, where 23 percent are found and Vaslui County, where 17 percent are found. Beside Romania this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Sofran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sofran surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Sofran earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.46% less than the national average, earning $41,654 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sofran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofran in the Russian language
Софранsofran-

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