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 surname Sofakis occurs most in Greece. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofakis? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Sofakis live; 55 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
The last name Sofakis is most widely held in Greece, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,846,632. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Attica, where 67 percent reside, Central Macedonia, where 17 percent reside and Western Macedonia, where 17 percent reside. Not including Greece this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 36 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside.
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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