Sofela Surname

302,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sofela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1701:151,4049,599
England541:1,031,81650,675
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Sofela (66) may also be a first name.

Sofela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofela is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 302,643rd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,811,440 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sofela live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sofela is also the 1,201,840th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 66 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,170 people, or 1 in 151,404. In Nigeria Sofela is most common in: Ogun, where 59 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Oyo, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shofela92787/
Sofelea9294/
Scofelia8625/
Shofelat863/
Soufeela863/
Soufelah861/
Sofola83888/
Sofala83103/
Sofele8375/
Safela8366/
Sofila8346/
Sefela8331/
Cofela8319/
Zofela832/
Sofelo831/
Sofeullah804/
Shoufeela803/
Showfeela801/
Shofola77334/
Sofilas7730/
Sefhela7722/
Şofelea7720/
Siofele7719/
Safeela7717/
Safelas7716/
Shofala7711/
Sofilah779/
Siofala778/
Sofieli776/
Shofele776/
Shofeli775/
Soffola774/
Soufeli774/
Sohfola773/
Sophela773/
Chofela772/
Shefela772/
Sofiloa771/
Sefehla771/
Sofelee771/
Soufila771/
Soufala771/
Ssofola771/
Safelat771/
Sofahla771/
Sefelea771/
Shohfola7120/
Shafeela7114/
Shofilah7113/
Shafiela711/
Saffelah711/
Soufelou711/
Safeulah711/
Sophelia711/
Sefala671,635/
Safeli671,150/
Safila67375/
Safely67111/
Sefila6797/
Sofolo6795/
Safala6777/
Sofile6771/
Cofelo6736/
Sefola6731/
Zofala6727/
Sofilj6727/
Sofilo6720/
Safele6719/
Safeullah6716/
Sofalo679/
Sefelo673/
Safeallah672/
Schofiele672/
Safola672/
Safelo671/
Sofili671/
Jofila671/
Jafela671/
Zafela671/
Sheffiela671/
Shafeulla671/
Safeullha671/
Shafealla671/
Zefela671/
Schaufela670/

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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
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  • 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 Sofela
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