Sofianou Surname
Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname
Sofianou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 937 | 1:11,825 | 1,551 |
| Cyprus | 55 | 1:16,089 | 1,810 |
| Niger | 46 | 1:417,218 | 11,489 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Sofianou (373) may also be a first name.
Sofianou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofianou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sofianou occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofianou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 338,992nd most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,716,632 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Sofianou reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 449,413th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 373 people.
Sofianou is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is held by 937 people, or 1 in 11,825. In Greece Sofianou is primarily found in: Attica, where 47 percent are found, Western Greece, where 15 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Greece this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 5 percent are found and Niger, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soufianou | 94 | 1,923 | / |
| Sofianu | 93 | 269 | / |
| Sofiano | 93 | 172 | / |
| Souffianou | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ssoufianou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sofianos | 88 | 1,974 | / |
| Safianou | 88 | 817 | / |
| Soufiano | 88 | 68 | / |
| Sofihanu | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sofianus | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sophianou | 82 | 26 | / |
| Soufyanou | 82 | 21 | / |
| Soufjanou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Souffiano | 82 | 1 | / |
| Safiaanou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Safianhou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sofiana | 80 | 6,583 | / |
| Safianu | 80 | 2,950 | / |
| Safiano | 80 | 556 | / |
| Sofyano | 80 | 7 | / |
| Souphianou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Soufyannou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shofiana | 75 | 477 | / |
| Soufiana | 75 | 446 | / |
| Sofianah | 75 | 206 | / |
| Shafianu | 75 | 89 | / |
| Sofhiana | 75 | 82 | / |
| Sofianie | 75 | 77 | / |
| Sofihana | 75 | 34 | / |
| Sofyanos | 75 | 32 | / |
| Soffiana | 75 | 18 | / |
| Sofianna | 75 | 16 | / |
| Safihanu | 75 | 9 | / |
| Safiaynu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sofianas | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sophianu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Safianos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safyanou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sofianaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sofianae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shofianah | 71 | 130 | / |
| Soffiatna | 71 | 13 | / |
| Shoffiana | 71 | 7 | / |
| Safoiyanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Souffiana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soufianie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soufianna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sophianos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sofyana | 67 | 873 | / |
| Safiana | 67 | 853 | / |
| Safyanu | 67 | 448 | / |
| Safiono | 67 | 35 | / |
| Zafianu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sofeana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soufioanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safyano | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sofianou
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