Sopani Surname

510,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sopani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sopani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5961:221,89520,704
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
India71:109,580,769786,157
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sopani (2,252) may also be a first name.

Sopani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sopani (Hindi: सोपानी, Marathi: सोपनी, Oriya: େସାପାନୀ) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sopani? popularity and diffusion

Sopani is the 510,931st most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,386,790 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Sopani live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 157,396th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 2,252 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 596 people, or 1 in 221,895. In Indonesia Sopani is most common in: Central Java, where 47 percent reside, West Java, where 18 percent reside and Banten, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sopani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sopani in the Hindi language
सोपानीsopani71.43
सोपनीsopani28.57
Sopani in the Marathi language
सोपनीsopani66.67
सोपानीsopani33.33
Sopani in the Oriya language
େସାପାନୀesapani38.89
େସାପାନିesapani22.22
େସାପନୀesapani22.22
େସାପାନିାଇଁesapania'im5.56
େସାପନିesapani5.56
ସାପାନୀsapani5.56

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sopani
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