Sofya Surname
Approximately 6,516 people bear this surname
Sofya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 5,795 | 1:16,833 | 2,274 |
| Indonesia | 444 | 1:297,859 | 26,488 |
| Russia | 163 | 1:884,191 | 70,663 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
Sofya (167,336) may also be a first name.
Sofya Demographics
Sofya Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sofya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sofya (Hindi: सोफया, Marathi: सोफ़या, Russian: Софья) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sofya is the 75,333rd most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,118,408 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Sofya are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sofya is also the 6,290th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 167,336 people.
The surname Sofya is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 5,795 people, or 1 in 16,833. Excluding Ethiopia this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.
Sofya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sofya last name is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofyah | 91 | 158 | / |
| Sofhya | 91 | 34 | / |
| Shofya | 91 | 33 | / |
| Sofyat | 91 | 24 | / |
| Soufya | 91 | 4 | / |
| Soffya | 91 | 4 | / |
| Shofyah | 83 | 33 | / |
| Sofaiya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sofia | 80 | 91,522 | / |
| Sofea | 80 | 338 | / |
| Safya | 80 | 132 | / |
| Sofía | 80 | 35 | / |
| Sefya | 80 | 19 | / |
| Sofeiyah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sofiah | 73 | 9,557 | / |
| Soufia | 73 | 1,316 | / |
| Soffia | 73 | 1,080 | / |
| Shofia | 73 | 524 | / |
| Sofias | 73 | 330 | / |
| Soifia | 73 | 234 | / |
| Sofhia | 73 | 161 | / |
| Sofiea | 73 | 102 | / |
| Sofija | 73 | 87 | / |
| Soofia | 73 | 63 | / |
| Sofiat | 73 | 40 | / |
| Sophya | 73 | 38 | / |
| Sofiha | 73 | 33 | / |
| Sofiad | 73 | 27 | / |
| Shafya | 73 | 18 | / |
| Sopfia | 73 | 17 | / |
| Sofiaj | 73 | 7 | / |
| Soffea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Safyat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Szofia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Saufya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sohfia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Saffya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soffía | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safyaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siofia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sovfia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safyea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soefia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safhya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sofiaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shofiah | 67 | 1,083 | / |
| Soffiah | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sofiahd | 67 | 32 | / |
| Shafyat | 67 | 14 | / |
| Shafyaz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shafyah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Safaiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soofiah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Choufya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Safayya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soufiah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sofiaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shofhia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoffia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soofija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofhiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofiahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soufiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safeyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shophya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofiatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofiaas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soffiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sadfyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souffia | 67 | 1 | / |
Sofya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sofya in the Marathi language | ||
| सोफ़या | sofaya | - |
| Sofya in the Hindi language | ||
| सोफया | sophaya | 84.62 |
| सोफय | sophaya | 7.69 |
| सोफिया | sophiya | 7.69 |
| Sofya in the Russian language | ||
| Софья | sofa | - |
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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 Sofya
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