Sofwaan Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Sofwaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sofwaan (28) may also be a first name.
Sofwaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofwaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sofwaan is found most frequently in The Maldives. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofwaan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Sofwaan are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sofwaan is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.
The surname Sofwaan is most common in The Maldives, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 80,834. In The Maldives Sofwaan is primarily found in: Baa Atoll, where 40 percent reside, Haa Alif Atoll, where 20 percent reside and Haa Dhaalu Atoll, where 20 percent reside. Barring The Maldives this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofwan | 92 | 3,155 | / |
| Shofwan | 86 | 1,044 | / |
| Safwaan | 86 | 232 | / |
| Soofwan | 86 | 12 | / |
| Shoufwan | 80 | 24 | / |
| Safwan | 77 | 11,730 | / |
| Sofuan | 77 | 364 | / |
| Sefwan | 77 | 26 | / |
| Cofwan | 77 | 9 | / |
| Safwane | 71 | 171 | / |
| Shafwan | 71 | 117 | / |
| Shofuan | 71 | 60 | / |
| Soffuan | 71 | 44 | / |
| Soufuan | 71 | 19 | / |
| Sjafwan | 71 | 14 | / |
| Safuaan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shobwan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sowvane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sahfwan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Safwann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soubwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sophwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safwuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saffwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sobhwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sovwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Showvan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawbaan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safwancc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafuaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahafwan | 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
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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 Sofwaan
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