Sodegla Surname

171,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sodegla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sodegla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2,4971:4,139533
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Sodégla (7) are calculated separately.

Sodegla (43) may also be a first name.

Sodegla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sodegla is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Sodégla. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sodegla? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 171,745th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,908,039 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sodegla live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 43 people.

It is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 2,497 people, or 1 in 4,139. In Benin Sodegla is most frequent in: Kouffo Department, where 81 percent are found, Zou Department, where 7 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 4 percent are found. Besides Benin Sodegla occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Togo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sodégla957/
Sedegla86104/
Sodogla8614/
Sodagla861/
Zodegla861/
Zoudegla804/
Djodegla801/
Codigla712/
Sadeglo711/
Zodigla711/
Sadogla711/
Sadegli711/
Sadagla711/
Sadeghlo671,900/
Sadeglou671/
Djoudeglo6367/
Sadeghlou6314/
Sadeghloo637/
Sudigilla631/
Sadeghlood591/
Sadigli5729/
Sadygly5729/
Sadigle5711/
Zadegli579/
Sudioglo5311/
Shadoglo534/
Sadighly531/
Ziadeglo531/
Shadigle531/

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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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  • 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 Sodegla
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