Sofiri Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Sofiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
Sofiri (142) may also be a first name.
Sofiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sofiri is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofiri? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sofiri is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Sofiri reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sofiri is also the 775,413th most common first name world-wide, borne by 142 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Sofiri is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 33 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
- 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 Sofiri
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