Shofola Surname
Approximately 334 people bear this surname
Shofola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 217 | 1:816,326 | 36,276 |
| Cameroon | 114 | 1:182,185 | 19,170 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shofola (11) may also be a first name.
Shofola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shofola Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shofola is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shofola? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 828,895th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shofola reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shofola is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 816,326. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 44 percent live, Ogun, where 42 percent live and Oyo, where 5 percent live. Barring Nigeria Shofola occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 34 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shohfola | 93 | 20 | / |
| Shofoola | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sofola | 92 | 888 | / |
| Shofela | 86 | 787 | / |
| Shofala | 86 | 11 | / |
| Soffola | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sohfola | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sofoola | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ssofola | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shofolo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shefola | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sofoula | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sofuola | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shoufolo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shafolad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sofoulas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schofolo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sofela | 77 | 1,254 | / |
| Sofala | 77 | 103 | / |
| Sofolo | 77 | 95 | / |
| Sefola | 77 | 31 | / |
| Sofula | 77 | 22 | / |
| Safola | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sofole | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahfollah | 75 | 8 | / |
| Shofullah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shafoulla | 75 | 1 | / |
| Showfeela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safoula | 71 | 440 | / |
| Sophola | 71 | 251 | / |
| Sofouli | 71 | 172 | / |
| Sofelea | 71 | 94 | / |
| Sephola | 71 | 57 | / |
| Sofohlo | 71 | 50 | / |
| Shofule | 71 | 22 | / |
| Siofala | 71 | 8 | / |
| Saphola | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chafola | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shafala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shafula | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saffola | 71 | 2 | / |
| Safolla | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sofolli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shefela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sofahla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sofolis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siofolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zoffola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safhola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soufala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaphoolah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefoila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sofoulis | 67 | 344 | / |
| Shafooli | 67 | 253 | / |
| Shopholo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Shafeela | 67 | 14 | / |
| Shefalah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Siafolau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sofuolis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shafulla | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sapholay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Safollah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sepholla | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shaafala | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chopfala | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sahfulla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soufelah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soifulla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafulha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saffoula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chafolla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sephohla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofollis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sofolett | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Shofola
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