Sofwah Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Sofwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 76 | 1:1,740,121 | 112,888 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Sofwah (219) may also be a first name.
Sofwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sofwah occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofwah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,152,526th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Sofwah is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sofwah are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 609,814th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 219 people.
The surname Sofwah is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 1,740,121. In Indonesia Sofwah is mostly found in: Jakarta, where 72 percent are found, West Java, where 16 percent are found and Central Java, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shofwah | 92 | 30 | / |
| Sofwa | 91 | 65 | / |
| Shofwach | 86 | 9 | / |
| Safwah | 83 | 6 | / |
| Shofwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shafwah | 77 | 93 | / |
| Safwa | 73 | 390 | / |
| Sofua | 73 | 15 | / |
| Jofwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sahafwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafwath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siafwa | 67 | 349 | / |
| Soifua | 67 | 63 | / |
| Shafwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sawbah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Savwah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sowbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safwaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safwwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djofwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suobwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofwot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowboh | 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 Sofwah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis