Sophangisa Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sophangisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sophangisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2271:238,66824,509

Sophangisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sophangisa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sophangisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sophangisa is the 1,085,744th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name Sophangisa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sophangisa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 238,668. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live.

Sophangisa Last Name Statistics demography

Sophangisa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.2% less than the national average, earning R 70,812 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sopangisa95400/
Sophagisa951/
Sophangiso9016/
Sopangiso848/
Sopancisa842/
Sopansisa841/
Sopangise841/
Sapanisa781/
Shafanisa7438/
Sovanisah741/
Sapannisa741/
Zapanisa671/
Chotpanitsat641/
Savanisah631/

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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 Sophangisa
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