Sofal Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Sofal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sofal (81) may also be a first name.

Sofal Last Name Facts

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

Sofal (Hindi: सोफल, Russian: Софаль) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sofal is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Sofal is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Sofal reside; 83 percent reside in South America and 83 percent reside in Luso-South America. Sofal is also the 1,068,082nd most widely held first name globally It is held by 81 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 10,703,717. In Brazil Sofal is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 95 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Kuwait, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soufal91876/
Sofail915/
Sofale914/
Sofhal911/
Soffal910/
Shoufal8311/
Safal80382/
Sefal80203/
Cofal803/
Sofol802/
Zofal801/
Sofól801/
Soffalle770/
Shofealt770/
Shoffall770/
Seefal733,035/
Sophal731,212/
Seffal73871/
Zoufal73222/
Safale73116/
Shafal7366/
Zofall7355/
Joufal7349/
Zoffal7331/
Safail7328/
Safaul7325/
Saffal7321/
Cofall7320/
Sofoul7310/
Saufal7310/
Jofall7310/
Josfal739/
Jasfal736/
Siefal735/
Shefal733/
Sefail732/
Saefal732/
Siafal732/
Cofahl732/
Sahfal732/
Jofahl731/
Safalp731/
Joffal731/
Zofail731/
Sawfal731/
Sehfal731/
Sofole731/
Covfal731/
Chofal731/
Shofol731/
Coffal731/
Jsafal731/
Coofal730/
Soffol730/
Shaafal675,710/
Satfale6772/
Zoufall6732/
Zoufahl6722/
Chosfal6716/
Shafale674/
Sadfale674/
Shafaul673/
Sjöfall672/
Safatel672/
Chofale672/
Choufal672/
Safaill671/
Shafalt671/
Soiphal671/
Sophail671/
Jaszfal671/
Saffail671/
Seefall671/
Saffale671/
Shaufal671/
Soophal671/
Coufall671/
Choffal671/
Safalle671/
Sahafal671/
Coffall670/
Cowfall670/
Soffold670/
Saafald670/
Saufahl670/

Sofal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofal in the Hindi language
सोफलsophala50
गोपालgopala50
Sofal in the Russian language
Софальsofal-

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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 Sofal
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