Softing Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Softing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Softing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Söfting (23) are calculated separately.

Softing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Softing is found most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant: Söfting. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Softing? popularity and diffusion

Softing is the 3,100,440th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Softing are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Softing is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 67 percent reside, North Dakota, where 21 percent reside and Arizona, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States Softing exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside.

Softing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Softing last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Softing earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.31% less than the national average, earning $31,363 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Söfting9523/
Softin9211/
Zofting8623/
Sefting866/
Softeng862/
Softina861/
Siowting801/
Saftin774/
Soften772/
Softinova751/
Zefting7131/
Saftina719/
Saftien714/
Sawting711/
Shoften711/
Shovtin711/
Shofthen671/
Sowten6297/
Sabtin6272/
Savtin6217/
Saften6211/
Zobtin621/
Sawtin621/
Safteen5797/
Shaften5731/
Shabtin572/
Chaftin572/
Sobteen571/
Showtyn571/
Showten570/
Shafteen5311/
Schaften532/
Schowten531/
Schovten531/
Schabtin530/
Siewtheng501/
Shawtheng501/

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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 Softing
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