Sofadekan Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Sofadekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 117 | 1:1,514,041 | 57,594 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Sofadekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofadekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sofadekan is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofadekan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sofadekan is the 1,674,734th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sofadekan live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 1,514,041. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 57 percent reside, Lagos, where 24 percent reside and Osun, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shofadekan | 95 | 113 | / |
| Sofadekn | 94 | 3 | / |
| Sofadekon | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shofadekon | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sfdkhan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sovetkan | 71 | 59 | / |
| Sefidkan | 71 | 29 | / |
| Svadekin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sfedkhan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Safaid Khan | 70 | 3 | / |
| Sufaid Khan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sovetkhan | 67 | 1,355 | / |
| Sfidkhani | 67 | 48 | / |
| Sefatkhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savetkhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefidkian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sfeedkhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sfatkhani | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sofadekan
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