Sorfa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sorfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Šorfa (36) are calculated separately.

Sorfa (13) may also be a first name.

Sorfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sorfa is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Šorfa. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorfa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Sorfa reside; 40 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname Sorfa is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 67 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 17 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Brazil this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Sorfa Last Name Statistics demography

Sorfa earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 167.01% more than the national average, earning R 634,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šorfa9336/
Sorfai9170/
Sorfay9157/
Shorfa9113/
Shorfai832/
Shoorfa831/
Zorfa80335/
Corfa80262/
Sarfa80157/
Serfa8083/
Sorfo8028/
Surfa8015/
Jorfa804/
Sorfi802/
Chorfa732,565/
Sherfa731,880/
Sarfoa73569/
Sharfa73188/
Sarfat73171/
Sarfas73149/
Sarfaz73134/
Zorfas7360/
Surfas7356/
Sarfaj7347/
Corfah7332/
Sarfah7325/
Shurfa7319/
Serfai739/
Sarfad734/
Szorfi733/
Sarrfa733/
Szorfy732/
Scarfa732/
Serfay731/
Sarfha731/
Surfah731/
Surfat731/
Surfaz731/
Sorfie731/
Shorfi731/
Sorfio731/
Corrfa731/
Soorfi731/
Sierfa731/
Scorfo731/
Serfah731/
Djorfa731/
Corfea731/
Hcorfa731/
Josrfa731/
Jorfas731/
Sharfat6799/
Chourfa6737/
Surfass6731/
Zorfass6718/
Sharfas6715/
Sorphea6714/
Sharfaz678/
Shorfer677/
Sourfey676/
Sarfaiz675/
Sarfaaz674/
Sorffer673/
Sarfaaj673/
Djourfa672/
Sarfeaz672/
Sharfaa672/
Szarfat671/
Chorfah671/
Sharfai671/
Sarfazz671/
Sarfash671/
Sarfatt671/
Sharfad671/
Sharfaj671/
Sarrfaz671/
Corrfai671/
Sherffa670/
Sherfay670/

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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 Sorfa
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