Nsofo Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nsofo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsofo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nsofo Last Name Facts

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

Nsofo is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsofo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Nsofo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsofo live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Nsofo is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Nsofo is most common in: Sokoto, where 42 percent are found, Rivers, where 25 percent are found and Abia, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsofoz911/
Nsouffo831/
Nzofo80541/
Nsefo80486/
Ncofo8094/
Njofo802/
Nzofou73124/
Nsafou736/
Ndjofo733/
Njoufo733/
Njoffo732/
Nzoffo732/
Nsiefo731/
Nsefou731/
Nzoufo731/
Nsopho731/
N'Safou67205/
Nzoffou6735/
N'Zoufo6711/
Njoufou672/
Nsafout671/
Nzohfou671/
Nzofouh671/
Nzjofou671/
Nchofou671/
Nsuiffo671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nsofo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis