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

Sofran (Russian: Софран) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Şofran, Šofran or Sofrán. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofran? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sofran is the 708,658th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. The last name Sofran is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Sofran live; 47 percent live in Eastern Europe and 46 percent live in Romanian Europe. Sofran is also the 992,070th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 92 people.

The surname Sofran is most numerous in Romania, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 105,673. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Timiș County, where 43 percent reside, Satu Mare County, where 23 percent reside and Vaslui County, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

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 US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the 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
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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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