Sofy Surname

114,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Sofy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,6001:25,5382,858
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Indonesia1311:1,009,53673,900
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
India241:31,961,058386,265
Austria91:946,15970,786
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sofy (5,032) may also be a first name.

Sofy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sofy (Arabic: صوفى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻮﻓﻲ) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sofy is the 114,139th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,798,950 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sofy live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Sofy is also the 95,837th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 5,032 people.

Sofy is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,600 people, or 1 in 25,538. Apart from Egypt this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Sofy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sofy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sofy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sofy are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Sofy earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.39% more than the national average, earning $60,576 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soufy89552/
Shofy8989/
Soffy8955/
Soofy8918/
Sofiy8917/
Sofey8915/
Sofyi8914/
Sofys895/
Sodfy894/
Suofy893/
Sofay891/
Sofyy891/
Siofy891/
Sofhy891/
Soefy891/
Sopfy891/
Sosfy891/
Sofych80102/
Sofaya8098/
Soffey8035/
Shosfy8012/
Soffys8010/
Shofay806/
Souffy806/
Scoffy803/
Soufey802/
Soofyi801/
Shoufy801/
Soufay801/
Shofuy801/
Sofgay801/
Suofiy801/
Sohffy801/
Soffay801/
Shofey801/
Sofi7527,293/
Safy758,784/
Sofa757,400/
Sofe751,754/
Cofy7565/
Sofá757/
Jofy756/
Sefy756/
Zofy753/
Sofé751/
Sofí751/
Souffoy7342/
Shoofey7332/
Shoffey7327/
Souffay7311/
Scoffey731/
Siouufy731/
Zsoffay731/
Soffaya731/
Soufi6726,938/
Sofer677,173/
Sophy675,046/
Shafy673,881/
Coffy673,824/
Sofii673,134/
Soofi672,609/
Shofi672,286/
Shofa672,054/
Sofio671,395/
Safey671,389/
Soffe671,170/
Soffa671,007/
Soffi67599/
Saffy67510/
Soufa67430/
Sofie67423/
Sofeu67417/
Sodfi67379/
Sofea67338/
Sofis67303/
Safiy67255/
Sofei67201/
Sofge67189/
Sofee67167/
Siofa67136/
Sofih67132/
Shofe67105/
Safay67103/
Suofe6784/
Sofet6776/
Cofey6770/
Sasfy6769/
Siofi6769/
Soifa6759/
Shefy6749/
Sofai6748/
Soifi6745/
Soyfa6744/
Soofa6741/
Sofha6740/
Sopfe6737/
Sofeh6734/
Sofaa6733/
Zopfy6730/
Soofe6727/
Scofe6721/
Soefi6720/
Sofit6720/
Joffy6719/
Sofid6717/
Scofi6716/
Safyo6716/
Sohfi6716/
Zofyi6715/
Sofij6714/
Sefay6711/
Sofes679/
Coufy678/
Zofay676/
Sofhi675/
Safhy675/
Jofey674/
Saufy674/
Seufy674/
Safyy674/
Soyfi673/
Ssofi673/
Soufe673/
Sosfi673/
Sofiz672/
Seffy672/
Sojfi672/
Sofoi672/
Siefy672/
Safuy671/
Safoy671/
Josfy671/
Sofaj671/
Sopfa671/
Sopfi671/
Sefey671/
Suofi671/
Sowfi671/
Siafy671/
Sofed671/
Sovfi671/
Zofhy671/
Joyfy671/
Sofìa671/
Sahfy671/
Safyh671/
Sadfy671/
Saïfy671/
Scafy671/
Suofa671/
Sefyi671/
Sohfe671/
Sof'i671/
Chofy671/
Joofy671/
Copfy670/
Cofay670/
Soyfe670/

Sofy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺼﻮﻓﻲalswfy-
Sofy in the Arabic language
صوفىswfy-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sofy
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