Sofola Surname

396,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Sofola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7621:232,47113,571
United States621:5,846,112285,490
England291:1,921,31276,208
Seychelles231:4,017661
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Sofola (86) may also be a first name.

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 also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sofola click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofola? popularity and diffusion

It is the 396,862nd most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 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. Sofola is also the 1,032,266th most widely held first name globally It is held by 86 people.

The last name Sofola is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 762 people, or 1 in 232,471. In Nigeria Sofola is most frequent in: Ogun, where 63 percent reside, Lagos, where 30 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Sofola exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Sofola Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sofola surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shofola92334/
Soffola924/
Sohfola923/
Sofoola922/
Ssofola921/
Sofoula921/
Sofuola921/
Shohfola8620/
Sofoulas862/
Shofoola861/
Sofela831,254/
Sofala83103/
Sofolo8395/
Sefola8331/
Sofula8322/
Safola832/
Sofole831/
Shofela77787/
Safoula77440/
Sophola77251/
Sofouli77172/
Sofelea7794/
Sofohlo7750/
Shofala7711/
Siofala778/
Coffola773/
Sofolli772/
Saffola772/
Safolla772/
Scafola771/
Safhola771/
Zoffola771/
Sofolis771/
Soufala771/
Siofolo771/
Shefola771/
Shofolo771/
Cofolla771/
Sofahla771/
Sefoila771/
Sofoulis71344/
Siafolau7110/
Sofuolis718/
Shoufolo717/
Safollah717/
Shafolad712/
Schofolo711/
Saffoula711/
Soifulla711/
Soufelah711/
Sofolett710/
Sofollis710/
Sefala671,635/
Sefolo671,299/
Cefola67527/
Sofaly67106/
Safala6777/
Zefola6775/
Safela6766/
Cofala6755/
Cafola6753/
Safula6743/
Sofali6742/
Sefela6731/
Zofala6727/
Safolo6724/
Zofoli6715/
Sofule6712/
Sofalo679/
Sahfollah678/
Sofale674/
Sofeullah674/
Safoli673/
Jofolo673/
Jafola672/
Zofela672/
Shafoulla671/
Soifullah671/
Showfeela671/
Safoly671/
Soufoulis671/
Soufullah671/
Zofolo671/
Sofelo671/
Shofullah671/
Soyfullah671/

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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
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  • 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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