Sofano Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Sofano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Sofano (2) may also be a first name.

Sofano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sofano is carried by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sofano reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Sofano is also the 9,404,674th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 2 people.

The last name is most common in Colombia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 47,774,072. In Colombia Sofano is most numerous in: Córdoba Department, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Colombia it is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soofano922/
Soufanou862/
Sofana83163/
Safano8313/
Sofono833/
Souffanou801/
Shofana77194/
Sofonou7719/
Sofanah7717/
Soufana776/
Saffano773/
Safanou772/
Sofeana771/
Sophanoi71198/
Sofonnou71134/
Shoufana718/
Sophanou711/
Soffonou711/
Soufaina711/
Sophanno711/
Safana67596/
Sotphanot67178/
Sophainot6797/
Soffonnou677/
Zafano673/
Safono672/
Soufounou671/

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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 Sofano
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