Sofonane Surname
6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho
Sofonane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 10 | 1:203,256 | 14,332 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sefonane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sofanan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sofunani | 75 | 11 | / |
| Sefanane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soufounoune | 74 | 59 | / |
| Soufounounne | 70 | 1 | / |
| Safounoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safonon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safunana | 63 | 210 | / |
| Safanani | 63 | 2 | / |
| Safanain | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shafanan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zophonan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zofonoun | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zofonoon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chafonan | 63 | 0 | / |
| Zoufonoun | 59 | 18 | / |
| Sophanana | 59 | 16 | / |
| Sophonnam | 59 | 4 | / |
| Zefenaine | 59 | 1 | / |
| Coffanani | 59 | 0 | / |
| Souphananh | 56 | 1 | / |
| Safanon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Safanam | 53 | 1 | / |
| Schaffhanan | 53 | 0 | / |
| Sophanon | 50 | 94 | / |
| Safangan | 50 | 26 | / |
| Saphanan | 50 | 5 | / |
| Sophanam | 50 | 4 | / |
| Safanoon | 50 | 1 | / |
| Zofanoun | 50 | 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 Sofonane
- 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