Shofo Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shofo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Shofo (4) may also be a first name.
Shofo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shofo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shofo is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shofo? popularity and diffusion
Shofo is the 8,968,613th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Shofo live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 4 people.
Shofo is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 50 percent reside and Kogi, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside.
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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
- 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 Shofo
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