Softe Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Softe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Şöfte (1) are calculated separately.
Softe (21) may also be a first name.
Softe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Softe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Softe occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Şöfte. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Softe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Softe is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Softe are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Softe is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 21 people.
Softe is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 8,646,825. In Turkey Softe is primarily concentrated in: Sakarya Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Turkey it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 8 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.
Softe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Softe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softer | 91 | 17 | / |
| Softie | 91 | 2 | / |
| Softey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Soft | 89 | 578 | / |
| Şöfte | 87 | 1 | / |
| Softech | 83 | 181 | / |
| Shofter | 83 | 20 | / |
| Soifete | 83 | 2 | / |
| Softtet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Softa | 80 | 2,451 | / |
| Softy | 80 | 109 | / |
| Jofte | 80 | 95 | / |
| Softi | 80 | 44 | / |
| Safte | 80 | 13 | / |
| Sobte | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shoft | 80 | 5 | / |
| Souft | 80 | 3 | / |
| Szoft | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sowte | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sefte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cofte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soift | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sooft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sofft | 80 | 0 | / |
| Softs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Softtech | 77 | 34 | / |
| Soifette | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schofter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Safter | 73 | 229 | / |
| Saftey | 73 | 156 | / |
| Sefteh | 73 | 128 | / |
| Shefte | 73 | 84 | / |
| Schoft | 73 | 55 | / |
| Saftei | 73 | 44 | / |
| Shafte | 73 | 19 | / |
| Söftje | 73 | 17 | / |
| Sovter | 73 | 14 | / |
| Soufta | 73 | 9 | / |
| Softaj | 73 | 7 | / |
| Saftie | 73 | 7 | / |
| Showte | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shofty | 73 | 2 | / |
| Softis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Soufti | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sobtte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joftes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coftey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jofter | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shofti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seftey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seftei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safthe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Softiç | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sobtee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scafte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sovthe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Softiæ | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sowthe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sowtes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sjefte | 73 | 0 | / |
| Saft | 67 | 2,077 | / |
| Shafter | 67 | 494 | / |
| Sobt | 67 | 140 | / |
| Softich | 67 | 100 | / |
| Schefte | 67 | 84 | / |
| Softova | 67 | 49 | / |
| Schouft | 67 | 42 | / |
| Schafte | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sobttee | 67 | 31 | / |
| Söfftge | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shoifet | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zoft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cofftea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Souvthe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shafteh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safther | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sovt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schofft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaftie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoufta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souftta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaftee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xoft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schowte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowther | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shaftey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Softiss | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Softe
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