Softy Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Israel

Softy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Softy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran691:1,112,79049,471
Israel371:231,28721,601
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Softy (56) may also be a first name.

Softy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Softy is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Softy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Softy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,755,741st most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Softy are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 56 people.

The surname Softy is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 1,112,790. In Iran Softy is mostly found in: Isfahan Province, where 80 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 12 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Iran it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shofty912/
Softey911/
Safty806,666/
Softa802,451/
Softi8044/
Softe8012/
Sowty802/
Sobty802/
Saftey73156/
Sovtys7353/
Softer7317/
Sowtys7316/
Showty7310/
Soufta739/
Softaj737/
Shafty735/
Soufti732/
Softie732/
Softis732/
Sovtyi731/
Saffty731/
Shofti731/
Softiç731/
Softiæ731/
Sowtay731/
Softech67181/
Softich67100/
Shofter6720/
Safthay6713/
Showtay677/
Shovtys676/
Soifete672/
Shoufta671/
Souftta671/
Softtet671/
Softiss670/
Shaufty670/
Shaftey670/

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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 Softy
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