Sofayo Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Sofayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sofayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sofayo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofayo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,203,767th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Sofayo reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Sofayo is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 34 percent reside, Oyo, where 34 percent reside and Lagos, where 31 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Sofayo
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