Sofonou Surname
4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin
Sofonou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofonnou | 93 | 134 | / |
| Soffonou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sofono | 92 | 3 | / |
| Soffonnou | 88 | 7 | / |
| Soufounou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Safonou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Soufanou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sofano | 77 | 2 | / |
| Safono | 77 | 2 | / |
| Souffanou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sofonea | 71 | 331 | / |
| Safonau | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sofonie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Safanou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Soofano | 71 | 2 | / |
| Safonoa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Safongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safouno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sopfuno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safonoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sofoniya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sophonoh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Soufouna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sophanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zafounou | 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 Sofonou
- 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