Sophie Surname
Approximately 15,622 people bear this surname
Sophie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 5,777 | 1:2,353 | 427 |
| DR Congo | 2,880 | 1:25,653 | 3,218 |
| France | 2,603 | 1:25,518 | 3,052 |
| Cameroon | 840 | 1:24,725 | 3,360 |
| Mauritius | 608 | 1:2,127 | 337 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| India | 302 | 1:2,539,952 | 80,674 |
| Cambodia | 216 | 1:71,700 | 2,098 |
| Israel | 213 | 1:40,177 | 5,490 |
| United States | 209 | 1:1,734,253 | 114,535 |
| Belgium | 158 | 1:72,764 | 11,604 |
| Kenya | 158 | 1:292,278 | 18,763 |
| Thailand | 112 | 1:630,700 | 106,838 |
| Ivory Coast | 102 | 1:226,189 | 9,304 |
| Botswana | 99 | 1:22,090 | 4,408 |
| England | 97 | 1:574,413 | 34,909 |
| Iran | 84 | 1:914,078 | 43,588 |
| China | 76 | 1:17,991,073 | 1,021 |
| South Africa | 75 | 1:722,369 | 51,132 |
| Netherlands | 74 | 1:228,205 | 30,213 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Seychelles | 35 | 1:2,640 | 506 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Burundi | 25 | 1:392,194 | 499 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Sophié (1) are calculated separately.
Sophie (1,050,442) may also be a first name.
Sophie Demographics
Average Sophie Salary in
United States
$39,478 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sophie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sophie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sophie (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻔﻲ, Hindi: सोफी, Marathi: सोफी) occurs in Chad more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Sophié. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sophie? popularity and diffusion
It is the 33,963rd most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 466,493 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Sophie are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 830th most commonly used first name globally, held by 1,050,442 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Chad, where it is held by 5,777 people, or 1 in 2,353. Aside from Chad this surname exists in 88 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and France, where 17 percent live.
Sophie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sophie has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 10,450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sophie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sophie last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Sophie last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
The amount Sophie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.96% less than the national average, earning R 228,228 per year; in United States they earn 8.51% less than the national average, earning $39,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $50,558 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sophie Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sophie in the Hindi language | ||
| सोफी | sophi | - |
| Sophie in the Marathi language | ||
| सोफी | sophi | 85.19 |
| सौफी | sauphi | 11.11 |
| सोिफये | soiphaye | 3.7 |
| Sophie in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻔﻲ | sfy | 50 |
| ﺳﻮﻓﻲ | swfy | 50 |
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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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- 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 Sophie
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