Sofono Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Sofono Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofonou | 92 | 19 | / |
| Sofonnou | 86 | 134 | / |
| Soffonou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sofano | 83 | 2 | / |
| Safono | 83 | 2 | / |
| Soffonnou | 80 | 7 | / |
| Soufounou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safonoa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Soofano | 77 | 2 | / |
| Safouno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safongo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safonou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sopfuno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safonoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scoffano | 71 | 93 | / |
| Sophonoh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Soufouna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Soufanou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sofana | 67 | 163 | / |
| Safano | 67 | 13 | / |
| Safona | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sofena | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sofuna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jofano | 67 | 3 | / |
| Souffanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jofona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cofona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafono | 67 | 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 Sofono
- 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