Sofenko Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Sofenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sofenko Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sofenko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sofenko (Russian: Софенко) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Sofenko is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Sofenko reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 5,543,194. In Russia Sofenko is primarily concentrated in: Orenburg Oblast, where 46 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 31 percent are found and Moscow, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 3 percent are found and Ukraine, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sofienko93714/
Sofeenko931/
Scofenko931/
Safenko866/
Safienko802/
Sofienco801/
Safenka715/
Safinko712/
Sophinko671/
Shafeenka631/
Cofinco5739/
Safinka573/
Coffinco532/
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Sofenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofenko in the Russian language
Софенкоsofenko-

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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 Sofenko
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