Sojay Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Sojay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sojay (40) may also be a first name.
Sojay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sojay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sojay is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sojay.
How Common Is The Last Name Sojay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sojay are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sojay is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 40 people.
Sojay is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Sojay is primarily found in: Kogi, where 79 percent reside and Kaduna, where 7 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Sojay
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