Softov Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Softov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Softov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria471:148,4878,516
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Softov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Softov (Russian: Софтов) is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Softov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Softov reside; 80 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Softov is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 148,487. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 38 percent are found, Smolyan Province, where 30 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 9 percent are found. Besides Bulgaria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 10 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Softova9249/
Softev8327/
Saftov832/
Sovtov831/
Shovtov774/
Saftova772/
Shaftov771/
Saftoiv771/
Softeev771/
Shaftova711/
Sevtov6791/
Savtov673/
Seftow671/
Šeftov671/
Shabtov6210/
Safteev628/
Savtova623/
Savtoft622/
Shaftow621/
Shevtov621/
Zhovtova574/
Shevthov572/
Safthouf571/
Saftab501/
Sovtap501/

Softov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Softov in the Russian language
Софтовsoftov-

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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 Softov
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