Sofonova Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Sofonova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofonova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5211:276,62828,751
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Sofonova Last Name Facts

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

Sofonova (Russian: Софонова) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sofonova click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofonova? popularity and diffusion

It is the 567,444th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Sofonova live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 521 people, or 1 in 276,628. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 22 percent are found, Tyumen Oblast, where 18 percent are found and Moscow, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 2 percent are found and Moldova, where 2 percent are found.

Sofonova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sofonova last name is predominantly Orthodox (97%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sofonova last name are 30.78% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 77.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sofonova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofonova in the Russian language
Софоноваsofonova-

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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 Sofonova
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