Sopa Surname
Approximately 14,800 people bear this surname
Sopa Surname Definition:
Sopa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: january.
Sopa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 4,469 | 1:15,806 | 1,172 |
| Indonesia | 2,420 | 1:54,648 | 6,063 |
| Kosovo | 1,975 | 1:943 | 134 |
| India | 1,854 | 1:413,735 | 21,751 |
| North Macedonia | 566 | 1:3,713 | 694 |
| Nepal | 355 | 1:80,228 | 1,886 |
| Papua New Guinea | 288 | 1:28,312 | 3,206 |
| Poland | 279 | 1:136,232 | 19,791 |
| Ecuador | 249 | 1:63,879 | 5,200 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| United States | 219 | 1:1,655,064 | 110,387 |
| Romania | 197 | 1:101,918 | 11,566 |
| Portugal | 170 | 1:61,284 | 3,295 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Turkey | 154 | 1:505,334 | 28,679 |
| Spain | 148 | 1:315,892 | 18,720 |
| Solomon Islands | 108 | 1:5,371 | 734 |
| Brazil | 98 | 1:2,184,432 | 68,273 |
| Philippines | 78 | 1:1,297,926 | 97,909 |
| Peru | 77 | 1:412,781 | 13,000 |
| Slovenia | 70 | 1:35,538 | 6,805 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Latvia | 45 | 1:45,557 | 6,925 |
| Switzerland | 40 | 1:205,323 | 17,881 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Ukraine | 28 | 1:1,625,811 | 125,303 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Serbia | 15 | 1:476,330 | 19,508 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Albania | 9 | 1:323,784 | 16,217 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Šopa (124) are calculated separately.
Sopa (10,522) may also be a first name.
Sopa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sopa is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: january.
Sopa Demographics
Sopa Political Affiliation
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Sopa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sopa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sopa (Arabic: سوبا, Bengali: সোপা, Georgian: სოფა, Hindi: सोपा, Marathi: सोपा, Oriya: େସାପା, Russian: Сопа) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Šopa. Click here for further possible spellings of Sopa.
How Common Is The Last Name Sopa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,680th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 492,402 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Sopa live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 30 percent live in Tai-Asia. Sopa is also the 59,223rd most prevalent given name globally, borne by 10,522 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 4,469 people, or 1 in 15,806. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Sisaket Province, where 10 percent live, Nong Bua Lamphu Province, where 9 percent live and Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Thailand this surname occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Kosovo, where 13 percent live.
Sopa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sopa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sopa last name increased 2,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sopa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sopa last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.
The amount Sopa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.09% less than the national average, earning 200,401 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,466 per year; in South Africa they earn 76.45% less than the national average, earning R 55,968 per year; in United States they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $44,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.32% more than the national average, earning $54,812 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sopa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sopa in the Bengali language | ||
| সোপা | sopa | - |
| Sopa in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାପା | esapa | - |
| Sopa in the Hindi language | ||
| सोपा | sopa | 99.71 |
| चौपा | caupa | 0.29 |
| Sopa in the Marathi language | ||
| सोपा | sopa | 95.83 |
| सोपा-न | sopa-na | 2.08 |
| Sopa in the Georgian language | ||
| სოფა | sopa | 80 |
| სოპა | sopa | 20 |
| Sopa in the Russian language | ||
| Сопа | sopa | - |
| Sopa in the Arabic language | ||
| سوبا | swba | - |
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