Sofron Surname

326,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Sofron Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania9821:20,4462,619
Ukraine491:929,03588,842
Czechia461:231,16232,089
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Şofron (3) are calculated separately.

Sofron (515) may also be a first name.

Sofron Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofron (Russian: Софрон) occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Şofron. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofron? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 326,350th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,398,197 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Sofron live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in Romanian Europe. Sofron is also the 372,418th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 515 people.

The surname Sofron is most widely held in Romania, where it is carried by 982 people, or 1 in 20,446. In Romania Sofron is primarily found in: Suceava County, where 15 percent reside, Tulcea County, where 13 percent reside and Constanța County, where 13 percent reside. Barring Romania this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 4 percent reside and Czechia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şofron943/
Sofrone92989/
Shofron9276/
Soffron9265/
Soufron923/
Sofronk921/
Souffron86118/
Soufront8673/
Sjoufron8633/
Schofron862/
Safron83861/
Sofran83414/
Sefron839/
Cofron835/
Sofrán831/
Sofronova8010,290/
Souffront80957/
Sofronová8046/
Soufrontt808/
Sofronowa804/
Sousfront802/
Soufrount801/
Sofrohyna801/
Saffron771,089/
Szafron77536/
Shafron77300/
Szofran77135/
Sefroun77124/
Seffron77110/
Coffron7799/
Szofrán7730/
Joffron7728/
Shofran7726/
Sophron7720/
Soufran777/
Soffran777/
Chofron774/
Safroun774/
Safroon774/
Safrone771/
Sofrane771/
Sefronn771/
Sofroonova751/
Sheffron71106/
Soufrant71101/
Shaffron7188/
Jouffron7141/
Souffran7138/
Schafron7136/
Souphron7125/
Soufrand719/
Safroune714/
Joffront713/
Soffrant712/
Soifranc711/
Saffrone711/
Saffroun711/
Soufrane711/
Sauffron711/
Safronova6754,408/
Souffrant678,727/
Safran678,722/
Sáfrán67857/
Cofran67272/
Souffrand67126/
Schaffron6770/
Zafron6742/
Sofranova6739/
Zefron6733/
Şofran6732/
Safronowa6724/
Safrun6720/
Safroshyn6715/
Sefran6715/
Šofran6714/
Zofran677/
Jofran675/
Sauffront674/
Safrão674/
Jafron672/
Safrom671/
Souffrunt671/
Cafron671/
Scheffron671/
Safronová671/

Sofron Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofron in the Russian language
Софронsofron-

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