Sofowora Surname

302,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Sofowora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofowora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8561:206,94212,328
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States751:4,832,786249,377
England331:1,688,42669,999
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sofowora (11) may also be a first name.

Sofowora Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofowora is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofowora? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 302,457th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,806,809 people. The last name Sofowora is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Sofowora live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sofowora is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 856 people, or 1 in 206,942. In Nigeria Sofowora is most frequent in: Ogun, where 45 percent live, Lagos, where 28 percent live and Oyo, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Sofowora is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Sofowora Last Name Statistics demography

Sofowora earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning $39,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shofowora94403/
Sofoowora943/
Sofoworat941/
Sofoora9353/
Sofowra931/
Shofowoera891/
Sofowore887/
Safowora882/
Sofora862/
Shofowara821/
Safoora80637/
Sufoora807/
Sefoora801/
Sofoura801/
Sofra77951/
Sfora7776/
Sofor7724/
Sifowira755/
Safoorah754/
Soforowa754/
Syofwira753/
Safooraa751/
Soffoura751/
Sofara711,648/
Sefora71872/
Safora71383/
Sefoor71292/
Safoor71231/
Sifora71144/
Soforo7175/
Sofera7146/
Sofira7145/
Sofura7137/
Soufra7127/
Sofior7115/
Sofria7114/
Sofore7112/
Sofori7110/
Sofray7110/
Syofra716/
Soffra713/
Sohfor713/
Sofwar712/
Sfoara712/
Soffor712/
Soufor712/
Safooriya711/
Sufora711/
Sfower711/
Séfora711/
Sufoor711/
Sovora711/
Sifoor711/
Sfwrah711/
Sfwrya711/
Seofor710/
Soforr710/
Soffray67199/
Safoura67182/
Seyfoor6795/
Soffera6783/
Sefhora6768/
Safoori6763/
Saifoor6757/
Sofouri6756/
Seifoor6728/
Sofaria6726/
Svowera6725/
Saforah6724/
Sofr6721/
Sufwara6716/
Sophora679/
Seforao678/
Sayfoor677/
Soafara674/
Sofroah673/
Saifora673/
Sofriah673/
Saffora673/
Sofrayo673/
Sofraya672/
Sfor672/
Sofoyri672/
Souffra672/
Safoory672/
Saffoor672/
Zafoora671/
Savoora671/
Sfra671/
Sovwior671/
Soufouraye671/
Siffora671/
Siforia671/
Soyefor671/
Soufira671/
Sofeira671/
Siforea671/
Sifoura671/
Saforra671/
Seforia671/
Sofware671/
Souafor671/
Se Foor671/
Saofoar671/
Saforya671/
Sofryah671/
Sofurah671/
Sfuoora671/
Soffory670/

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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 Sofowora
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