Žofaj Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Žofaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Žofaj Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2911:18,3382,780
Czechia161:664,59262,292

The alternate forms: Zofaj (3) are calculated separately.

Žofaj Last Name Facts

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

Žofaj occurs in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Zofaj. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žofaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 878,878th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. The last name Žofaj is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žofaj live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 18,338. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Žilina Region, where 99 percent reside, Bratislava Region, where 1 percent reside and Prešov Region, where 0 percent reside. Other than Slovakia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zofaj933/
Žoffaj915/
Zofaji731/
Zoffaj731/
Soufaj731/
Sofaje731/
Žoffajová714/
Sofa677,400/
Cofa67562/
Zofa6797/
Jofa6722/
Žafa676/
Žofi671/
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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 Žofaj
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