Sofield Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Sofield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5191:698,37955,261
Australia891:303,32226,493
England861:647,88437,755
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

Sofield Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sofield Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sofield is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofield? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 470,273rd most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,206,647 people. The surname Sofield occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Sofield reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 519 people, or 1 in 698,379. In The United States Sofield is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 29 percent reside, New York, where 14 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States Sofield occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Sofield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sofield has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 246 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sofield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sofield last name are 18.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.09% registered with the party.

Sofield earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.88% more than the national average, earning $50,433 USD per year.

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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 Sofield
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