Sofron Surname
Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname
Sofron Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 982 | 1:20,446 | 2,619 |
| Ukraine | 49 | 1:929,035 | 88,842 |
| Czechia | 46 | 1:231,162 | 32,089 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
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
Sofron Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sofron in the Russian language | ||
| Софрон | sofron | - |
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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 Sofron
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