Sofowa Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Sofowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofova | 83 | 6 | / |
| Safowa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sofoba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sowa | 80 | 51,600 | / |
| Soow | 80 | 71 | / |
| Safowaa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Safowat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Soffova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shobowa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Safowah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soufawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Showa | 73 | 1,006 | / |
| Szowa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Shoow | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sofov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sofof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Safowaah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Schoffow | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sow | 67 | 1,076,990 | / |
| Sof | 67 | 1,102 | / |
| Sefawa | 67 | 64 | / |
| Sovova | 67 | 43 | / |
| Sawowa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sefova | 67 | 23 | / |
| Safawa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shofov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Safova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shofab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saffow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soifov | 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 Sofowa
- 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