Sofalo Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Sofalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sofalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sofalo occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sofalo.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofalo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Sofalo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Sofalo live; 78 percent live in South America and 78 percent live in Luso-South America.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Barring Brazil it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soufalou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sofala | 83 | 103 | / |
| Sofolo | 83 | 95 | / |
| Safalo | 83 | 40 | / |
| Sefalo | 83 | 11 | / |
| Sofelo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Souffalou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soufallou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sofohlo | 77 | 50 | / |
| Safalou | 77 | 45 | / |
| Safaloo | 77 | 17 | / |
| Shofala | 77 | 11 | / |
| Siofala | 77 | 8 | / |
| Safallo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shafalo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sefahlo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sefallo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Soufala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siofolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shofolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djofalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seffalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sofahla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giofalo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaffalo | 71 | 44 | / |
| Shoufolo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Siafalou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sefahlou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Schofolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soufelou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefala | 67 | 1,635 | / |
| Sefolo | 67 | 1,299 | / |
| Sofela | 67 | 1,254 | / |
| Sofola | 67 | 888 | / |
| Seffahlou | 67 | 306 | / |
| Safala | 67 | 77 | / |
| Cofala | 67 | 55 | / |
| Zofala | 67 | 27 | / |
| Safolo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zafalo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jofolo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sefelo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cafalo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jafalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zofolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safelo | 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 Sofalo
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