Soafo Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Soafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3181:170,37018,934
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Soafo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soafo is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soafo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 855,216th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Soafo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 170,370. In South Africa Soafo is most common in: Limpopo, where 56 percent are found, Gauteng, where 41 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Soafo Last Name Statistics demography

Soafo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.72% less than the national average, earning R 126,624 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sohafo9111/
Souafo912/
Soaffo912/
Joafo8011/
Soafa803/
Saofo801/
Coafou734/
Souafa733/
Saofoo732/
Souofo731/
Sahofo731/
Zouafo731/
Shoapho6781/
Saoufou6714/
Souafah674/
Soaffah671/
Saoffou671/
Shuoofo671/

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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 Soafo
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