Sofoni Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Suriname

Sofoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Suriname261:21,2544,689
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Sofoni (62) may also be a first name.

Sofoni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofoni is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofoni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Sofoni are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 62 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria Sofoni is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 94 percent live, Lagos, where 5 percent live and Rivers, where 1 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Suriname, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Sofoni Last Name Statistics demography

Sofoni earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.54% less than the national average, earning R 224,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sofonio9237/
Sofonie922/
Soifoini86121/
Soufongi863/
Zsofonyi861/
Sofani83440/
Safoni8362/
Sofone8346/
Sofanit771,610/
Szafoni77402/
Sofonea77331/
Safouni77170/
Soufani7757/
Shofani7740/
Soffani777/
Sofanni776/
Safoini774/
Sofaniy774/
Sofhani773/
Sofangi771/
Safonai771/
Safonis771/
Sofanio771/
Safoniy771/
Safonio771/
Sophonie712,821/
Shoufani71897/
Shofhani7175/
Soufangi7130/
Soifoine715/
Shoffani713/
Soufouna712/
Soufanip712/
Shafouni711/
Sophonei711/
Suofanie711/
Soufanei711/
Safani67988/
Sofana67163/
Sofane6717/
Sofany6713/
Safona6710/
Shaffouni675/
Safone675/
Souffoine670/

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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 Sofoni
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis