Sapho Surname

542,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sapho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5251:103,19612,480
United States221:16,475,406557,260
France201:3,321,136213,627
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Sapho (339) may also be a first name.

Sapho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sapho (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻔﻮ, Hindi: सफो, Marathi: साफू, Oriya: ସାହା) is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapho? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 542,751st most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,330,873 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Sapho reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sapho is also the 474,488th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 339 people.

The surname Sapho is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 525 people, or 1 in 103,196. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent live and North West, where 7 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Sapho Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sapho has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sapho Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sapho earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 53.4% less than the national average, earning R 110,748 per year and in United States they earn 61.12% less than the national average, earning $16,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saphou91256/
Saepho91162/
Saphot91110/
Saphos9152/
Sappho9119/
Saphoo9113/
Saipho9111/
Saphop9110/
Shapho915/
Sapo893,383/
Saephoo83369/
Saiphot83110/
Saiphoo8392/
Satphot8365/
Sapphot8315/
Seaphoo838/
Saiphou832/
Sahapho831/
Sabphoj831/
Siapo801,728/
Shapo80616/
Sapha80513/
Sappo80435/
Sapah80368/
Sapot80204/
Sapoi80142/
Sepho80135/
Seapo80124/
Sapos80106/
Sapoh8085/
Saipo8081/
Saapo8074/
Saupo8069/
Sapoa8063/
Sapou8052/
Sopho8050/
Saepo8040/
Sapoo8035/
Capho8010/
Japho805/
Satpo805/
Scapo803/
Szapo802/
Sapoy802/
Saspo802/
Sapod801/
Sapuo801/
Zapho801/
Saypo801/
Sahfo801/
Sapoz801/
Sapgo801/
Sapoj801/
Sadpo801/
Sapohova77100/
Sapahova7710/
Saphouht772/
Saiphoth772/
Saphoult771/
Siawphoo771/
Sapach73702/
Sapaah73611/
Saepoo73478/
Shopho73245/
Sophot73225/
Sapois73197/
Shappo73171/
Sapash73160/
Saphap73159/
Sappah73134/
Sophos73126/
Saepah73109/
Shapoo73109/
Saipah7370/
Saphad7359/
Siapha7359/
Sapoch7354/
Sapaha7348/
Shapot7347/
Saepha7346/
Sappoh7345/
Saposh7344/
Siappo7341/
Saphat7334/
Shapos7333/
Shepho7327/
Seapoo7324/
Siapoi7321/
Schapo7320/
Siahpo7318/
Jaipho7318/
Siapoa7314/
Shapoi7313/
Seapah7313/
Saupop7312/
Saipha7312/
Sahpah7311/
Shapha7311/
Seepho7310/
Saphas7310/
Sephoi7310/
Sappha739/
Sapooh739/
Saupah739/
Shapah739/
Saipoh738/
Sappot738/
Soipho738/
Chapho737/
Sapoot735/
Sadpou735/
Sappoo734/
Sapoiz734/
Sappou734/
Saipoi734/
Sappoj734/
Satpot733/
Saypoh733/
Sapaph733/
Siapou733/
Jadpho733/
Saypoo733/
Sodpho733/
Sophop732/
Sahavo732/
Sophou732/
Shapou732/
Sapgou732/
Saphaa732/
Seapou732/
Saipoj731/
Sauppo731/
Sapohe731/
Caipho731/
Seapot731/
Shaipo731/
Shapoj731/
Saapoi731/
Shaspo731/
Shahpo731/
Sheapo731/
Sahafo731/
Sajpop731/
Sabpah731/
Sabpha731/
Sapouh731/
Sapous731/
Sappoa731/
Saphah731/
Saphau731/
Saupot731/
Saypah731/
Seapoa731/
Seapoy731/
Saapuo731/
Saipoo731/
Saupoo731/
Saypha731/
Scappo731/
Saepoh731/
Saepuo731/
Soopho731/
Shahfo731/
Shatpo731/
Sotpho731/
Zaphod730/
Sahatphot7112/
Safo6719,896/
Capo6716,800/
Sapa6716,130/
Sopo673,537/
Sohphoh671,932/
Zapo671,713/
Schappo671,014/
Sepo67783/
Japo67188/
Çapo67129/
Saiphat6778/
Shaphat6775/
Chaipho6774/
Chaphot6765/
Sotphot6749/
Chatpho6729/
Chaphop6727/
Sahaspo6721/
Shapach6718/
Saidpou6711/
Satphat6711/
Saiphad6710/
Saepaha6710/
Seapoha6710/
Shaposh677/
Shoopho677/
Saypash676/
Saepuoh675/
Shapaha675/
Jaiphop675/
Sopphot674/
Saiphap674/
Shappoo673/
Shappah672/
Sappach672/
Shapash672/
Saadpou672/
Chawpho672/
Saipooh672/
Saepooy672/
Sapauph671/
Saphaat671/
Sapohiy671/
Sapouch671/
Satpash671/
Xapo671/
Sophout671/
Shaphad671/
Shaposs671/
Shapoyt671/
Siaphah671/
Shapooh671/
Shappoi671/
Shadpou671/
Shophho671/
Siapoha671/
Seephoi671/
Sahatpo671/
Saipath671/
Saypath671/
Schapoo671/
Sapphat671/
Soodpho671/
Shahpop671/
Shaipop671/
Chaypho671/
Seapach670/
Shapoch670/

Sapho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapho in the Hindi language
सफोsapho-
Sapho in the Oriya language
ସାହାsaha-
Sapho in the Marathi language
साफूsaphu-
Sapho in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻔﻮsfw75
ﺻﻔﻮﺍsfwa25

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