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.

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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 is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofeso? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,295,379th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname occurs mostly 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.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 1,196,911. In Nigeria Sofeso is most numerous in: Ogun, where 66 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Oyo, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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