Sofiu Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Sofiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Kosovo | 32 | 1:58,183 | 4,249 |
| Albania | 7 | 1:416,294 | 17,617 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Sofiu (378) may also be a first name.
Sofiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sofiu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofiu? popularity and diffusion
Sofiu is the 1,658,108th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Sofiu are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 446,161st most frequent first name internationally It is held by 378 people.
Sofiu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kwara, where 43 percent are found, Oyo, where 24 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 27 percent are found and Albania, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofiud | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sofiaou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Soufiua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shofius | 83 | 0 | / |
| Safiu | 80 | 7,587 | / |
| Sefiu | 80 | 2,968 | / |
| Shafiu | 73 | 38,168 | / |
| Shefiu | 73 | 2,624 | / |
| Safiou | 73 | 659 | / |
| Sahfiu | 73 | 45 | / |
| Cofeiu | 73 | 40 | / |
| Safihu | 73 | 19 | / |
| Saafiu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sefihu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sehfiu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Safieu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Safiut | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sophiu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Safiua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Safoiu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sgafiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djofiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sefiju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safiju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siafiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saufiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shaafiu | 67 | 52 | / |
| Shafihu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Shefihu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Sheffiu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Shafiue | 67 | 19 | / |
| Safihuh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shaffiu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shafius | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sahafiu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Safihou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shafieu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shepfiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafiuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahfiue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahvfiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafiuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofeehu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shasfiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafi'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoufiou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sofiu
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