Sofor Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iceland

Sofor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Sofor (1,037) may also be a first name.

Sofor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofor is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sofor is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Sofor is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Sofor live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sofor is also the 249,034th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 1,037 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India it is most common in: Assam, where 91 percent reside and Bihar, where 9 percent reside. Apart from India this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shofor9152/
Sofore9112/
Sofort913/
Sohfor913/
Soffor912/
Soufor912/
Szofor911/
Siofor911/
Soforr910/
Sofford8317/
Shofore8311/
Soforth833/
Soffort833/
Shoford832/
Sosford831/
Szoforz831/
Shofour830/
Sofar80245/
Safor80160/
Cofor8072/
Sofur8065/
Sefor8058/
Jofor803/
Zofor801/
Soforowa774/
Soforova773/
Soofford771/
Shoffoer771/
Shofford771/
Shouford771/
Shotford771/
Shooford770/
Suofford770/
Soffar731,804/
Chofor73893/
Shofar73698/
Safore73577/
Seefor73488/
Sefoor73292/
Safour73285/
Safoor73231/
Shafor73230/
Saffor7320/
Safort7316/
Soufar7315/
Saford739/
Sofare737/
Joffor733/
Sahfor732/
Seforh732/
Safoir731/
Sophor731/
Shefor731/
Zoefor731/
Soofar731/
Suifor731/
Soyfur731/
Safoer731/
Saforz731/
Safhor731/
Szafor731/
Cofour731/
Saufor730/
Schoufour7129/
Southford715/
Shoforowa711/
Souhtfort711/
Shofforth710/
Safford674,174/
Saffour671,195/
Sawford671,066/
Saffore67327/
Szaforz67269/
Shafoor67124/
Shafour6782/
Shaffor6768/
Choffor6728/
Schouffoer6722/
Shoofar6713/
Sephoor6712/
Shafore678/
Shoufar678/
Coffour676/
Söforth675/
Shoifur674/
Sauford673/
Shaefor672/
Schafor672/
Choufor672/
Chuofor672/
Saffoor672/
Sahford671/
Sasford671/
Schofar671/
Scaffor671/
Sopfhur671/
Sheffor671/
Shadfor671/
Shaford671/
Suofare671/
Jasford671/
Zoufour671/
Soodfar671/
Soufeur671/
Sahfour671/
Szofarz671/
Chopfor671/
Chofour671/
Choifor671/
Jasfoor671/
Satford670/
Sapford670/
Shepfor670/
Saffort670/
Sadford670/
Joufort670/
Siofart670/

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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 Sofor
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