Sophy Surname
Approximately 5,046 people bear this surname
Sophy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4,363 | 1:21,072 | 2,435 |
| Kenya | 216 | 1:213,796 | 15,228 |
| United States | 154 | 1:2,353,629 | 145,693 |
| France | 112 | 1:593,060 | 78,954 |
| India | 53 | 1:14,472,932 | 242,024 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Cambodia | 15 | 1:1,032,476 | 5,479 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Sophy (34,099) may also be a first name.
Sophy Demographics
Sophy Political Affiliation
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Sophy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sophy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sophy (Hindi: सोफी, Marathi: सोफी) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sophy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sophy is the 94,406th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,444,222 people. The last name Sophy occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Sophy are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 25,222nd most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 34,099 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 4,363 people, or 1 in 21,072. Outside of Egypt Sophy occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Sophy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sophy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 616 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sophy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Sophy surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the party.
Sophy earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.06% more than the national average, earning $50,942 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sophy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sophy in the Hindi language | ||
| सोफी | sophi | - |
| Sophy in the Marathi language | ||
| सोफी | sophi | 87.5 |
| सोिफ | soipha | 12.5 |
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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 Sophy
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