Shofolahan Surname

451,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shofolahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shofolahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7191:246,37414,264
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Shofolahan (15) may also be a first name.

Shofolahan Last Name Facts

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

Shofolahan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shofolahan? popularity and diffusion

Shofolahan is the 451,199th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,678,016 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Shofolahan are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Shofolahan is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 719 people, or 1 in 246,374. In Nigeria Shofolahan is most frequent in: Lagos, where 53 percent reside, Ogun, where 38 percent reside and Oyo, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 0 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
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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 Shofolahan
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