Sofwan Surname
Approximately 3,155 people bear this surname
Sofwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 3,046 | 1:43,417 | 4,953 |
| Maldives | 55 | 1:7,349 | 621 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Sofwan (5,197) may also be a first name.
Sofwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sofwan is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofwan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 141,269th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,309,840 people. Sofwan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sofwan live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sofwan is also the 93,919th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 5,197 people.
This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 3,046 people, or 1 in 43,417. In Indonesia Sofwan is most frequent in: Central Java, where 32 percent live, East Java, where 25 percent live and West Java, where 18 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shofwan | 92 | 1,044 | / |
| Soofwan | 92 | 12 | / |
| Sofwaan | 92 | 6 | / |
| Shoufwan | 86 | 24 | / |
| Safwan | 83 | 11,730 | / |
| Sofuan | 83 | 364 | / |
| Sefwan | 83 | 26 | / |
| Cofwan | 83 | 9 | / |
| Safwaan | 77 | 232 | / |
| Safwane | 77 | 171 | / |
| Shafwan | 77 | 117 | / |
| Shofuan | 77 | 60 | / |
| Soffuan | 77 | 44 | / |
| Soufuan | 77 | 19 | / |
| Sjafwan | 77 | 14 | / |
| Shobwan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sowvane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sahfwan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Showvan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sophwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safwuan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saffwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soubwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safwann | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sobhwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sovwane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahafwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safwancc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safuan | 67 | 1,948 | / |
| Sovban | 67 | 143 | / |
| Sobban | 67 | 34 | / |
| Zafwan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Savwan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sobuan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Safwam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jafwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofuanova | 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 Sofwan
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