Sofonie Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Suriname

Sofonie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofonie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Sofonie (159) may also be a first name.

Sofonie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sofonie is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sofonie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofonie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sofonie live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America. Sofonie is also the 727,628th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 159 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,077,870. In Romania Sofonie is most common in: Constanța County, where 100 percent reside. Besides Romania it exists in one country. It is also common in Suriname, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sofoni92121/
Sofone9246/
Sofonea86331/
Scofoni8670/
Sofonio8637/
Scofone864/
Sophonie802,821/
Scoffone80300/
Soifoini80121/
Scoffoni80116/
Sofoniya8018/
Soifoine805/
Soufongi803/
Suofanie801/
Zsofonyi801/
Cofone772,336/
Sofani77440/
Safoni7762/
Cofoni7743/
Sofuni7720/
Sofane7717/
Safone775/
Sefone772/
Sofoniyas754/
Sofonyias751/
Shofaniye751/
Souffoine750/
Soufane712,142/
Sofanit711,610/
Szafoni71402/
Safoine71242/
Safouni71170/
Scafone71117/
Coffone71101/
Sefouni7160/
Soufani7157/
Shofani7140/
Sefonea7122/
Coffoni7122/
Sofonou7119/
Safanie7115/
Safones7113/
Soffani717/
Scofani717/
Sofanni716/
Sofaeni715/
Safoner714/
Safoini714/
Sofaniy714/
Sofunyi714/
Sofhani713/
Sophone712/
Sefoune712/
Safoune712/
Sofanji712/
Safogne711/
Safonis711/
Sofanio711/
Sozfane711/
Sofanet711/
Safonai711/
Sofangi711/
Zoufone711/
Scafoni711/
Sofunge711/
Sefanie711/
Safoniy711/
Safonio711/
Sofanea711/
Saffone710/
Shoufani67897/
Sofonnou67134/
Shofhani6775/
Soufangi6730/
Souphone6716/
Souffane6712/
Sophonea676/
Soufanji675/
Giofanie674/
Shoffani673/
Scaffone673/
Sofuniyi673/
Soufouna672/
Sofaniya672/
Soufanip672/
Scafonni671/
Seffoune671/
Sophonei671/
Shaffone671/
Seffouni671/
Soufanei671/
Shofunye671/
Sahfoune671/
Sophanie671/
Soffonou671/
Safougne671/
Shofaney671/
Shafouni671/

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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 Sofonie
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