Sopiu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Sopiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Sopiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sopiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sopiu is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sopiu? popularity and diffusion
Sopiu is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Sopiu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Sopiu are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
This surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sabah, where 83 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 8 percent reside and Penang, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophiu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Sopoiu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Soupiou | 83 | 17 | / |
| Sapiu | 80 | 66 | / |
| Sepiu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jopiu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Copoiu | 73 | 502 | / |
| Sopeju | 73 | 269 | / |
| Shapiu | 73 | 184 | / |
| Sapius | 73 | 38 | / |
| Sopjeu | 73 | 26 | / |
| Shepiu | 73 | 23 | / |
| Zopieu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Sapiou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jopius | 73 | 3 | / |
| Saphiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sapoiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sopoju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Săpoiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sadpiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sapihu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saupiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sepihu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sephiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sahpiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sopjui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schophius | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shopeju | 67 | 317 | / |
| Soppoju | 67 | 34 | / |
| Shapihu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shepihu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ziopius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scaphiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shepfiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sapiaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saadpiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sopeyuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jophius | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sopiu
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