Sofianu Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Sofianu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 198 | 1:101,403 | 11,516 |
| Moldova | 38 | 1:93,720 | 11,459 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Sofianu (29) may also be a first name.
Sofianu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofianu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sofianu has its highest incidence in Romania. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofianu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 966,131st most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Sofianu reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Sofianu is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name on earth, held by 29 people.
The last name is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 101,403. In Romania Sofianu is mostly found in: Iași County, where 29 percent reside, Vaslui County, where 22 percent reside and Argeș County, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Romania this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofianou | 93 | 1,085 | / |
| Sofihanu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Sofianus | 93 | 2 | / |
| Soufianou | 88 | 1,923 | / |
| Safianu | 86 | 2,950 | / |
| Sefianu | 86 | 333 | / |
| Souffianou | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ssoufianou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Safianou | 80 | 817 | / |
| Shafianu | 80 | 89 | / |
| Safihanu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Shefianu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Safiaynu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sophianu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sefihanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sefhianu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sophianou | 75 | 26 | / |
| Soufyanou | 75 | 21 | / |
| Shefihanu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Safoiyanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safianhou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safiaanou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soufjanou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safyanu | 71 | 448 | / |
| Zafianu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Souphianou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soufyannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefyanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saphianu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sefionou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sephianu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saffyanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safyanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safayyanu | 63 | 2 | / |
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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 Sofianu
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