Sofihanu Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Sofihanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofianu | 93 | 269 | / |
| Sofianou | 88 | 1,085 | / |
| Safihanu | 88 | 9 | / |
| Sofianus | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sefihanu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Soufianou | 82 | 1,923 | / |
| Shefihanu | 82 | 3 | / |
| Safianu | 80 | 2,950 | / |
| Sefianu | 80 | 333 | / |
| Souffianou | 78 | 3 | / |
| Ssoufianou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Safianou | 75 | 817 | / |
| Shafianu | 75 | 89 | / |
| Shefianu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Safiaynu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sophianu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sefhianu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sophianou | 71 | 26 | / |
| Soufyanou | 71 | 21 | / |
| Safoiyanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safiaanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soufjanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safianhou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safyanu | 67 | 448 | / |
| Zafianu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Souphianou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soufyannou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefyanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saphianu | 63 | 6 | / |
| Sefionou | 63 | 3 | / |
| Sephianu | 63 | 3 | / |
| Saffyanu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Safyanou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Safayyanu | 59 | 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 Sofihanu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis