Sofiano Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Sofiano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
Sofiano (92) may also be a first name.
Sofiano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofiano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sofiano (Russian: Софиано) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofiano? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,310,135th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Sofiano are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 92 people.
The surname Sofiano is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Aside from Malawi this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 7 percent reside and Benin, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofianos | 93 | 1,974 | / |
| Sofianou | 93 | 1,085 | / |
| Soufiano | 93 | 68 | / |
| Soufianou | 88 | 1,923 | / |
| Souffiano | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sofiana | 86 | 6,583 | / |
| Safiano | 86 | 556 | / |
| Sofyano | 86 | 7 | / |
| Souffianou | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ssoufianou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Safianou | 80 | 817 | / |
| Shofiana | 80 | 477 | / |
| Soufiana | 80 | 446 | / |
| Sofianah | 80 | 206 | / |
| Sofhiana | 80 | 82 | / |
| Sofihana | 80 | 34 | / |
| Sofyanos | 80 | 32 | / |
| Soffiana | 80 | 18 | / |
| Sofianna | 80 | 16 | / |
| Sofianas | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sofianaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safianos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shofianah | 75 | 130 | / |
| Sophianou | 75 | 26 | / |
| Soufyanou | 75 | 21 | / |
| Soffiatna | 75 | 13 | / |
| Shoffiana | 75 | 7 | / |
| Soufianna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sophianos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safiaanou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soufjanou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Souffiana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safianhou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sofyana | 71 | 873 | / |
| Safiana | 71 | 853 | / |
| Safiono | 71 | 35 | / |
| Sofeana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Souphianou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soufyannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safyano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sophiana | 67 | 152 | / |
| Shofyana | 67 | 53 | / |
| Shafiana | 67 | 30 | / |
| Sofyanah | 67 | 27 | / |
| Sofyanna | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sovianah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Safianna | 67 | 12 | / |
| Saufiana | 67 | 10 | / |
| Soufyana | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sofyatna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Safionno | 67 | 4 | / |
| Safijana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safyanou | 67 | 1 | / |
Sofiano Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sofiano in the Russian language | ||
| Софиано | sofiano | - |
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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 Sofiano
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