Meaning of the nameSofhia
- Female
- Greek origin
- So-fhi-a
Sofhia is a spelling of the name Sofia, which means “wisdom”.
Meaning
“wisdom”
Meaning of the name Sofia, of which Sofhia is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Sophia · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sofia · Behind the Name: Sophia
- People (2022)
- 11,142
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,581
- Median age
- 6 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,165
- people
Sofhia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sofhia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (7,360 people).
11,063 women 79 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Sofhia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sofhia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso 0.010%
- Rondônia 0.009%
- Goiás 0.009%
- Tocantins 0.008%
- Amazonas 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,951 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,246 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 918 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 694 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 600 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 596 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 596 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 463 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 381 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 350 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 280 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 268 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 259 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 258 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 219 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 149 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 140 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 117 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 113 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 111 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 96 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 78 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 76 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 59 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 52 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 45 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Sofhia
Mixes the F of Portuguese with the H of the spelling Sophia; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records it as a spelling variant of Sofia.
About the name Sofia
Sofia comes from the Ancient Greek σοφία, 'wisdom'; Wiktionary, in the entry Sophia, explains that the name refers above all to holy or divine wisdom. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado (1981), says that Sofia comes from the Greek Sophia, 'science, wisdom', through the Latin Sophia, and records Sophia and Sofhia as spelling variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 516,683 people across the three spellings in the group, 287,227 of them as Sofia. Proportionally, Sofia is most common in the Distrito Federal.
Other spellings of Sofia
Sources
- Wiktionary: Sofia · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Wiktionary: Sophia · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sofia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Sophia · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Sofhia
What does the name Sofhia mean?
Sofhia means “wisdom”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. This is the meaning of the name Sofia, of which Sofhia is a spelling.
How many people are named Sofhia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,142 people with the first name Sofhia, which ranks it number 1,581 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Sofhia a boy's or a girl's name?
Sofhia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,063 women and 79 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Sofhia?
Sofhia is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Sofhia most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.010% of the state's population is named Sofhia (350 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Sofhia?
Sofia and Sophia. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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