Sofianou Surname

338,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Sofianou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofianou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece9371:11,8251,551
Cyprus551:16,0891,810
Niger461:417,21811,489
England191:2,932,529101,561
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

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

Sofianou is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofianou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 338,992nd most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. The last name Sofianou occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Sofianou are found; 91 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 449,413th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 373 people.

Sofianou is most commonly used in Greece, where it is held by 937 people, or 1 in 11,825. In Greece Sofianou is most frequent in: Attica, where 47 percent are found, Western Greece, where 15 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 12 percent are found. Other than Greece this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Cyprus, where 5 percent are found and Niger, where 4 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sofianou
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