Sofala Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Sofala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Sofala (57) may also be a first name.

Sofala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofala (Arabic: سوفالا) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sofala.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,817,111th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Sofala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Sofala are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 57 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,177,776. In South Africa Sofala is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 35 percent reside and American Samoa, where 8 percent reside.

Sofala Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sofala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning R 230,208 per year and in United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sofala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofala in the Arabic language
سوفالاswfala-

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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 Sofala
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