Sofía Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Sofía Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofía Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Sofia (91,522) & Sófia (1) are calculated separately.

Sofía (2,716) may also be a first name.

Sofía Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sofía is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Sofia or Sófia. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofía? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Sofía reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 140,432nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 2,716 people.

Sofía is most common in Mexico, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 12,412,620. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Jalisco, where 30 percent are found, México, where 20 percent are found and Mexico City, where 20 percent are found. Besides Mexico it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 14 percent are found and Spain, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sofia9391,522/
Soffía911/
Sófia871/
Sofya806,516/
Sofea80338/
Sofío801/
Sofiah739,557/
Soufia731,316/
Soffia731,080/
Shofia73524/
Sofias73330/
Soifia73234/
Sofhia73161/
Sofyah73158/
Sofiea73102/
Sofija7387/
Soofia7363/
Sofiat7340/
Sofhya7334/
Sofiha7333/
Shofya7333/
Sofiad7327/
Sofyat7324/
Sopfia7317/
Sofiaj737/
Soufya734/
Soffya734/
Soffea733/
Szofia732/
Sohfia732/
Sovfia731/
Siofia731/
Sophía731/
Sofiaa731/
Shofiah671,083/
Shofyah6733/
Sofeaie6733/
Soffiah6733/
Sofiahd6732/
Sofeaee6728/
Soofiah673/
Soufiah672/
Shoffia671/
Sofaiya671/
Soffiat671/
Sofiaas671/
Sofiatt671/
Soufiua671/
Shofhia671/
Souffia671/
Soufiea671/
Sofiaou671/
Soofija671/
Sofiahe671/
Sofhiah671/

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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 Sofía
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