Sofonov Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Sofonov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofonov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4921:292,93330,154
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Sofonov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sofonov (Russian: Софонов) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofonov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 590,896th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 13,802,170 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Sofonov are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 66 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 492 people, or 1 in 292,933. In Russia Sofonov is most frequent in: Tyumen Oblast, where 20 percent live, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 18 percent live and Moscow, where 7 percent live. Outside of Russia it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 2 percent live and Moldova, where 2 percent live.

Sofonov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sofonov surname is chiefly Orthodox (97%) in Russia.

In The United States Sofonov are 9.99% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 56.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sofonov earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 131.03% more than the national average, earning $99,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sofonova93557/
Safonov8644,916/
Sofanov868/
Sefonov863/
Sofonof861/
Safonova8053,786/
Safonovs80296/
Sofonoff8033/
Sofanova8012/
Saffonov8010/
Shafonov803/
Safonnov803/
Safonoov802/
Szafonov801/
Safoonov801/
Sofoneev801/
Saffonova754/
Shafonova753/
Safongova751/
Safoonova751/
Safanov71125/
Safonow7158/
Safonof7136/
Sefanov7126/
Cafonov7123/
Safonav7123/
Safunov713/
Safonev713/
Safenov712/
Safanova67135/
Safonoff67123/
Safoneev6778/
Chafonov6776/
Safonowa6747/
Sophonow6733/
Shafunov6726/
Shefanov677/
Safunova676/
Saphonov676/
Sofaneev671/
Shafanov671/

Sofonov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofonov in the Russian language
Софоновsofonov-

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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
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  • 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 Sofonov
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