Soften Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Soften Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soften Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Soften (26) may also be a first name.

Soften Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soften is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soften? popularity and diffusion

Soften is the 11,742,229th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Soften is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Soften live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 132,249,194. In Indonesia it is most common in: Bengkulu, where 100 percent are found. Beside Indonesia it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Soften Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Soften has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Soften last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Softeng922/
Shoften921/
Shofthen861/
Sowten8397/
Seften8343/
Coften8317/
Saften8311/
Softin8311/
Safteen7797/
Softing7740/
Shaften7731/
Sheften776/
Saftien774/
Softina771/
Sobteen771/
Scovten771/
Scowten770/
Sefften770/
Showten770/
Shafteen7111/
Schaften712/
Shefteen711/
Schowten711/
Schovten711/
Sabten6718/
Coftin676/
Saftin674/
Seftin673/
Savten672/
Softinova671/
Sawten670/
Sewten670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Soften
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