Sophiah Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sophiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sophiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya471:982,55134,283
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sophiah (1,190) may also be a first name.

Sophiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sophiah is most common in Kenya. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sophiah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Sophiah are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Sophiah is also the 229,828th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 1,190 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 982,551. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 91 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 2 percent live and Kitui County, where 2 percent live. Besides Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Sophiah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sophiah last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shophiah931/
Sopiah9246,501/
Sophia9212,082/
Shopiah86371/
Sophiea86149/
Soppiah8644/
Soepiah8635/
Shophia8615/
Sophias8614/
Soupiah864/
Souphia862/
Sopheah861/
Sofhiah861/
Sopia834,534/
Sofiah779,557/
Sapiah771,389/
Sophea771,081/
Soviah77267/
Sopyha77248/
Sofhia77161/
Sepiah77132/
Shopia77115/
Sopiat7794/
Sopyah7784/
Saphia7752/
Soupia7746/
Sophya7738/
Sopfia7717/
Sopeha7715/
Sopias7711/
Sopija775/
Sephia774/
Sopiha774/
Sopeah774/
Sophio773/
Sohfia772/
Soipia772/
Sospia771/
Soppia771/
Sopiap771/
Sophía771/
Jophia771/
Zophia770/
Shofiah711,083/
Sophios71130/
Shafiah71100/
Shapiah7135/
Soffiah7133/
Sofiahd7132/
Sephiha7123/
Sopihat7120/
Sahfiah719/
Shopyah718/
Sappiah716/
Sahpiah714/
Soofiah713/
Soufiah712/
Shophya711/
Joiphia711/
Saphiat711/
Shephia711/
Jophias711/
Sopiasz711/
Sopphea711/
Sofiahe711/
Soupias711/
Saphias711/
Sephiho711/
Shofhia711/
Sofia6791,522/
Sapia676,241/
Jopia674,518/
Sopio67510/
Sepia67190/
Sopya67102/
Sopea6775/
Sapaiyah6718/
Shoifiah679/
Choiphia675/
Sofeiyah673/
Shafihah672/
Shaffiah671/
Saepphia671/
Zopia671/
Sápia671/

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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
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  • 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 Sophiah
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