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 held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shofola? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shofola is the 828,895th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shofola live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shofola is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 11 people.
Shofola is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 816,326. In Nigeria Shofola is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 44 percent are found, Ogun, where 42 percent are found and Oyo, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Shofola occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 34 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
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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