Sofsky Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sofsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1191:676,51652,308
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Sofsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofsky (Russian: Софский) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofsky? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,079,669th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Sofsky live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Sofsky is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 676,516. In Germany Sofsky is most prevalent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 52 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside. Beside Germany Sofsky exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 48 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.

Sofsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sofsky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sofsky surname increased 606 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sofsky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sofsky surname are 25.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.41% registered to vote for the political party.

Sofsky earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.42% more than the national average, earning $48,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schofsky865/
Sofskaya863/
Cofsky83262/
Sovsky8314/
Sofska831/
Sobsky831/
Schoefsky800/
Shefsky77262/
Shovsky7745/
Coffsky7744/
Shafsky7742/
Scofski7716/
Sovskyi7712/
Zasfsky775/
Cofskey774/
Soevsky773/
Sovskyy771/
Ziofsky771/
Sowfski771/
Sophsky770/
Schefsky7191/
Sovskaya7110/
Shovskyi717/
Safskaya715/
Shobskyi714/
Schowsky711/
Shovskyy711/
Shefskoy711/
Shefskey710/
Sobski67151/
Cofske6782/
Scheffsky6780/
Cowsky6753/
Zovsky6749/
Shovskaya6738/
Savsky6722/
Sowski6721/
Sevsky6720/
Sovský6710/
Sowske678/
Sovská673/
Sowska673/
Sewsky672/
Zobsky672/
Cofski672/
Szchowsky671/
Sabsky671/
Jowsky671/
Sawsky671/
Sovski671/
Zowsky670/

Sofsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofsky in the Russian language
Софскийsofskij-

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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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  • 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 Sofsky
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