Sofolayan Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Sofolayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shofolayan | 95 | 2 | / |
| Sofolawan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sofolan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Soflan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shofolahain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shofolahian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sofolahun | 78 | 9 | / |
| Sofoliano | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sofolawon | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sofolanho | 78 | 3 | / |
| Cafolayan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shofolaun | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sfleyan | 75 | 20 | / |
| Suflyan | 75 | 17 | / |
| Sfilyan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Soflane | 75 | 2 | / |
| Saflaan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safolan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sifoliyano | 74 | 4 | / |
| Sefilyan | 71 | 112 | / |
| Sflaeian | 71 | 49 | / |
| Sofalian | 71 | 7 | / |
| Souflani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sofulana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sivolyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefohlan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sofleano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sofliano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sfoliano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safolani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sifoliano | 67 | 601 | / |
| Saflan | 67 | 371 | / |
| Seflan | 67 | 360 | / |
| Soflin | 67 | 84 | / |
| Sefohlane | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sofialani | 67 | 15 | / |
| Soflon | 67 | 14 | / |
| Safiliyan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sifalawan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sophilyan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Syoflaini | 67 | 5 | / |
| Suflan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suflyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sofiulani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sfelan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saifolian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Svlayn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soufalian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siflan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sovellyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saifollan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safoolien | 56 | 1 | / |
| Schafolein | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Sofolayan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis