Sofonnou Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Sofonnou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 133 | 1:77,711 | 9,241 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sofonnou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofonnou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sofonnou occurs most in Benin. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofonnou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sofonnou is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sofonnou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 77,711. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 35 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 23 percent are found and Ouémé Department, where 20 percent are found. Beside Benin it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soffonnou | 94 | 7 | / |
| Sofonou | 93 | 19 | / |
| Soffonou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sofono | 86 | 3 | / |
| Soufounou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Safonou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soufanou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sofano | 71 | 2 | / |
| Safono | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sefonu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Souffanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sofenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sofonea | 67 | 331 | / |
| Safonau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sofonie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safanou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soofano | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safonoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sefanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safouno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sopfuno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safonoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safonna | 67 | 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 Sofonnou
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