Globally, Sofija (Софія 
, София 
, Софья 
, among others...) is a widespread female first name. The first name Sofija is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, where it is a common girly name, Bulgaria, and Russia, where it is quite a common girly name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Ukraine, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Very seldom, Sofija is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Софія | Ukraine |
| София | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Ukraine |
| Софья | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine |
| Sofija | Azerbaijan, Russia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia |
| סופיה | Israel |
| Софија | Serbia |
| Σοφία | Greece |
Soffia, Soffía, Sofia, Sofie, Sofiia, Sofiya, Sofja, Sofya, Sofía, Sonja, Sophia, Sophie, Zofia, Zsofia, Zsófia, Žofia, Žofie, Жофия, Зоф'Я, Зофиа, Зофья, Сафі, Сафія, Сонечка, Сонька, Соня, Соф'Я, Софа, Софи, Софийа, София, Софи, Софка, Софочка, Соффия, Софья, Зофья, Софі, Соња, סופי, سونيا, صوفي, صوفيا, صوفیا, โซเฟีย, ဆိုဖီယာ, სოფია, სოფიო, ソニア, ソフィ, ソフィア, ソフィー,
Sofija is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Red Sonja , the fictional character; Sophie Haas , the Fictional character in the German television series Mord mit Aussicht; Sofia Falcone Gigante , the fictional character, Batman: The Long Halloween; Sophie Blixt , the fictional character of the Sune Books and Anya Corazon , the character from Marvel Comics, and in many other works.
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sofija švarca Latvian writer, LV (b. 1754) |
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sofija horvataitė-tiškevičienė LT (b. 1837) |
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sofija zubovienė Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman, LT (b. 1860) |
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sofija pšibiliauskienė Polish writer, LT (b. 1867) |
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| sofija ružić 1820- (b. 1819) |
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sofija smetonienė politician, LT (b. 1885) |
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| sofija maksimović vujić actor (b. 1851) |
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sofija jasaitienė LT (b. 1901) |
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| sofija kramberger Croatian opera singer (mezzo-soprano), HR (b. 1861) |
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| sofija hering photographer, had atelier in Zagreb since 1882, HR (b. 1866) |
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| sofija zīverts Righteous Among the Nations, LV (b. 1878) |
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| sofija koča (b. 1870) |
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| sofija drausalj opera singer, soprano, RU (b. 1894) |
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| sofija adomianec Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations, LT (b. 1896) |
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| sofija aleknavičienė Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations, LT (b. 1899) |
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Sofi, Cvetkovic, Kovacevic, Pavlović, Petrović, Polinceva, Jovanovic, Todorovic, Novakovic, Filipovic, Stankovic, Marinkovic, Maksimovic, Milenkovic, Mihajlovic, Stefanovic, Stojanovic, Djordjevic, Jovanović, Stojanovska, Radovanovic, Marjanovic, Milosevic, Nikolić, Jankovic, Ilic, Matic, Savic, Simic, Babic, Gajic, Lukic, Jovic, Tomic, Ilić, Kostic, Ristic, Popovic, Dodevska, Nikolic, Ostojic, Markovic, Knezevic, Pavlovic, Petrovic, Petkovic, Dimitrijevic, and Milosavljevic