Sofokleous Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Sofokleous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofokleous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus3771:2,347281
Greece1381:80,28813,553
England341:1,638,76668,634
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Akrotiri and Dhekelia41:1,96477
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Micronesia11:106,2431,380

Sofokleous Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofokleous occurs in Cyprus more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofokleous? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 540,721st most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Sofokleous are found; 88 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Cyprus, where it is borne by 377 people, or 1 in 2,347. In Cyprus Sofokleous is mostly found in: Nicosia District, where 47 percent are found, Limassol District, where 27 percent are found and Paphos District, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Cyprus this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 23 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Sofokleous Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sofokleous earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 272.29% more than the national average, earning R 884,712 per year and in United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sofokleus954/
Sofocleous90671/
Sofokleoys901/
Sophokleous8619/
Sofocleus844/
Sofoclous841/
Sophockleous821/
Sofocleios801/
Sophocleous762,658/
Sophocleus7016/
Sophocleos701/
Sophocleoys671/

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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 Sofokleous
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