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
The surname Sofalo is found most in Brazil. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofalo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sofalo is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Sofalo occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Sofalo are found; 78 percent are found in South America and 78 percent are found in Luso-South America.
Sofalo is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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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