Sofá Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sofá Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Sofa (7,400), Sofà (1) & Šofa (27) are calculated separately.
Sofá Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofá Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sofá occurs in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Sofa, Sofà or Šofa. Click here for other possible spellings of Sofá.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofá? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Sofá is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Sofá reside; 71 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Portugal, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,604,560. Barring Portugal Sofá is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent reside and Spain, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofa | 92 | 7,400 | / |
| Sofà | 92 | 1 | / |
| Šofa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Sofi | 75 | 27,293 | / |
| Sofy | 75 | 4,051 | / |
| Sofo | 75 | 3,446 | / |
| Sofe | 75 | 1,754 | / |
| Sofé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sofí | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soufi | 67 | 26,938 | / |
| Sofer | 67 | 7,173 | / |
| Sofii | 67 | 3,134 | / |
| Sofah | 67 | 2,840 | / |
| Soofi | 67 | 2,609 | / |
| Shofi | 67 | 2,286 | / |
| Shofa | 67 | 2,054 | / |
| Sofos | 67 | 1,428 | / |
| Sofio | 67 | 1,395 | / |
| Soffe | 67 | 1,170 | / |
| Sofat | 67 | 1,075 | / |
| Soffa | 67 | 1,007 | / |
| Soffo | 67 | 998 | / |
| Sofou | 67 | 676 | / |
| Soffi | 67 | 599 | / |
| Soufy | 67 | 552 | / |
| Soufa | 67 | 430 | / |
| Sofie | 67 | 423 | / |
| Sofeu | 67 | 417 | / |
| Sodfi | 67 | 379 | / |
| Sofea | 67 | 338 | / |
| Soufo | 67 | 306 | / |
| Sofis | 67 | 303 | / |
| Sofei | 67 | 201 | / |
| Sofge | 67 | 189 | / |
| Sofee | 67 | 167 | / |
| Sodfa | 67 | 154 | / |
| Siofa | 67 | 136 | / |
| Sofih | 67 | 132 | / |
| Shofe | 67 | 105 | / |
| Shofy | 67 | 89 | / |
| Suofe | 67 | 84 | / |
| Sofet | 67 | 76 | / |
| Siofi | 67 | 69 | / |
| Sosfa | 67 | 65 | / |
| Soifa | 67 | 59 | / |
| Soffy | 67 | 55 | / |
| Sofai | 67 | 48 | / |
| Soifi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Soyfa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Soofa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Sofha | 67 | 40 | / |
| Sopfe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sofeh | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sofaa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Soofe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Sofit | 67 | 20 | / |
| Soofy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sofid | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sofiy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sohfi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sofey | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sofij | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sofyi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sofes | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sofhi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sofys | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shofo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sodfy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Soyfi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suofy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ssofi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soufe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sosfi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sofiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sojfi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sofot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sofoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sofaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sopfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sopfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suofi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sovfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofìa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sowfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siofy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sof'i | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sopfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sosfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofas | 67 | 0 | / |
| Soyfe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Sofá
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