Sohaya Surname
Approximately 582 people bear this surname
Sohaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 549 | 1:31,182 | 4,677 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Sohaya (214) may also be a first name.
Sohaya Demographics
Average Sohaya Salary in
South Africa
R 126,048
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sohaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sohaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sohaya (Hindi: सोहया, Marathi: सोहया) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sohaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Sohaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sohaya is the 549,140th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,521,557 people. Sohaya is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sohaya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 617,781st most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 214 people.
The last name Sohaya is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Not including Malawi it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Sohaya Last Name Statistics demography
Sohaya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.96% less than the national average, earning R 126,048 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sohaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sohaya in the Hindi language | ||
| सोहया | sohaya | 66.67 |
| सोहाया | sohaya | 33.33 |
| Sohaya in the Marathi language | ||
| सोहया | sohaya | 50 |
| सोहाया | sohaya | 50 |
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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 Sohaya
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