Sofola Surname
Approximately 888 people bear this surname
Sofola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 762 | 1:232,471 | 13,571 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Seychelles | 23 | 1:4,017 | 661 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Sofola (86) may also be a first name.
Sofola Demographics
Average Sofola Salary in
United States
$53,912 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sofola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofola Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sofola is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofola? popularity and diffusion
It is the 396,862nd most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,206,696 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Sofola live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 86 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 762 people, or 1 in 232,471. In Nigeria Sofola is most numerous in: Ogun, where 63 percent live, Lagos, where 30 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Sofola Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sofola are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.
Sofola earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.94% more than the national average, earning $53,912 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
- 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 Sofola
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