Sofwa Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Sofwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Sofwa (34) may also be a first name.
Sofwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sofwa has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,372,517th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Sofwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Sofwa live; 74 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sofwa is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 34 people.
The last name Sofwa is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Outside of The DR Congo Sofwa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofwah | 91 | 77 | / |
| Shofwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shofwah | 83 | 30 | / |
| Safwa | 80 | 390 | / |
| Sofua | 80 | 15 | / |
| Jofwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shofwach | 77 | 9 | / |
| Siafwa | 73 | 349 | / |
| Soifua | 73 | 63 | / |
| Shafwa | 73 | 22 | / |
| Safwah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Safwaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sowbai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Safwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safwaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safwwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djofwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suobwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sofwot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safwatt | 67 | 123 | / |
| Shafwah | 67 | 93 | / |
| Safwaat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shobway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shafwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Showvai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sofwa
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