Shofela Surname

436,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shofela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shofela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7671:230,95513,515
England81:6,964,757184,742
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Shofela (46) may also be a first name.

Shofela Last Name Facts

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

Shofela is found most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shofela.

How Common Is The Last Name Shofela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 436,213th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,259,906 people. The surname Shofela is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Shofela are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shofela is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 46 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 767 people, or 1 in 230,955. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 53 percent live, Ogun, where 37 percent live and Oyo, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Shofela
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