Sofakis Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Sofakis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Sofakis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofakis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sofakis is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofakis? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Sofakis reside; 55 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Greece, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,846,632. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 67 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 17 percent live and Western Macedonia, where 17 percent live. Barring Greece this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 36 percent live and The Netherlands, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soifakis | 93 | 7 | / |
| Sofaki | 92 | 3 | / |
| Sefakis | 86 | 51 | / |
| Zofakis | 86 | 37 | / |
| Xofakis | 86 | 19 | / |
| Safakish | 80 | 160 | / |
| Coufakis | 80 | 14 | / |
| Shafakis | 80 | 8 | / |
| Xofaki | 77 | 24 | / |
| Safaki | 77 | 11 | / |
| Zofaki | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sofaka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Scoofakes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shafaki | 71 | 3 | / |
| Xafakis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sefakes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safakhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sophakhi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Jafakish | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sephakis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sofasque | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chafakis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sophakit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sophakij | 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 Sofakis
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