Sofos Surname

272,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Sofos Surname User-submission:

It means 'wise' in Greek.

Sofos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,1021:10,0541,287
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Australia511:529,32739,816
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Belgium231:499,85448,667
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Sofos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'wise' in Greek.

- athinasof

Sofos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sofos (Russian: Софос) occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 272,520th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,103,323 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Sofos live; 77 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 1,102 people, or 1 in 10,054. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 43 percent live, Peloponnese, where 22 percent live and Ionian Islands, where 10 percent live. Apart from Greece this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Sofos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sofos surname are 5.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sofos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 121.81% more than the national average, earning R 527,112 per year; in United States they earn 28.4% more than the national average, earning $55,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.99% more than the national average, earning $58,621 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soffos9179/
Sofo893,446/
Scoufos8348/
Sofoshe832/
Soffo80998/
Sofou80676/
Soufo80306/
Safos80233/
Sofus8014/
Shofo804/
Sofoi802/
Sofot802/
Sowfo801/
Siofo801/
Sofop801/
Jofos801/
Sofas800/
Souffois7761/
Soufou73927/
Soyfoo73393/
Sgoifo73287/
Souffo73254/
Sophos73126/
Coufos73110/
Saffos7355/
Soufas7320/
Siafos7311/
Coffos7310/
Sofuse739/
Shofas738/
Soffou733/
Shofus731/
Sefous731/
Jofoos731/
Safosh731/
Safoos731/
Sofase731/
Soofoo730/
Safo6719,896/
Sofa677,400/
Souffou671,482/
Souffoy6742/
Zofo6723/
Ssoufou6710/
Sofá677/
Ssoifou671/
Sofà671/
Soudfou671/
Souffot671/
Shafoos671/
Szoforz671/
Shaffos670/
Scefoss670/

Sofos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofos in the Russian language
Софосsofos-

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