Sofate Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Sofate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Sofate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofate Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sofate (Marathi: सोफटे) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofate? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sofate is the 6,723,624th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Sofate are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Sofate is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Sofate exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sofate Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sofate in the Marathi language | ||
| सोफटे | sophate | - |
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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 Sofate
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