Sofeso Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sofeso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sofeso 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
Nigeria1481:1,196,91148,419
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Sofeso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sofeso occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sofeso click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofeso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,295,379th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Sofeso are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 1,196,911. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 66 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Oyo, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.

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
Shofeso9240/
Sofesa831/
Sofiso831/
Soffysoh711/
Sofisa67115/
Safejo6779/
Sofico6710/
Safeco675/
Sofeja674/
Sofeza671/
Sefesa671/
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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 Sofeso
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