Sophan Surname
Approximately 1,619 people bear this surname
Sophan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 1,025 | 1:68,915 | 8,907 |
| Indonesia | 287 | 1:460,799 | 38,176 |
| Cambodia | 277 | 1:55,910 | 1,909 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Sophan (29,743) may also be a first name.
Sophan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sophan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sophan (Hindi: सोफां, Marathi: सोफान, Oriya: େସାଫାନ) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sophan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 245,794th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,501,264 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sophan live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Tai-Asia. Sophan is also the 28,066th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 29,743 people.
The last name Sophan is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is held by 1,025 people, or 1 in 68,915. In Thailand Sophan is most common in: Maha Sarakham Province, where 29 percent live, Phetchabun Province, where 18 percent live and Sisaket Province, where 16 percent live. Other than Thailand this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Cambodia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sophan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sophan in the Hindi language | ||
| सोफां | sopham | - |
| Sophan in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାଫାନ | esaphana | - |
| Sophan in the Marathi language | ||
| सोफान | sophana | - |
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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 Sophan
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