Soufa Surname
Approximately 430 people bear this surname
Soufa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Soufa (731) may also be a first name.
Soufa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soufa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soufa (Arabic: صوفا) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Soufa.
How Common Is The Last Name Soufa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 688,723rd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. The surname Soufa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Soufa live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 50 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Soufa is also the 304,836th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 731 people.
The last name Soufa is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 429,606. Aside from Egypt Soufa is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 40 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soufa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soufa in the Arabic language | ||
| صوفا | swfa | - |
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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 Soufa
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