Sofroni Surname

251,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Sofroni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofroni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6451:31,1283,952
Moldova4071:8,7501,456
Greece2601:42,6156,879
Russia791:1,824,342117,368
Albania581:50,2426,584
Italy461:1,329,49377,702
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Cyprus161:55,3055,325
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Şofroni (76) are calculated separately.

Sofroni (165) may also be a first name.

Sofroni Last Name Facts

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

Sofroni (Russian: Софрони) is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Şofroni. For other potential spellings of Sofroni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofroni? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 251,389th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,624,077 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Sofroni live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in Romanian Europe. Sofroni is also the 712,876th most prevalent first name globally, held by 165 people.

It is most frequently held in Romania, where it is held by 645 people, or 1 in 31,128. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 19 percent live, Timiș County, where 14 percent live and Suceava County, where 13 percent live. Other than Romania Sofroni exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 26 percent live and Greece, where 16 percent live.

Sofroni Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sofroni last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sofroni earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $44,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.95% less than the national average, earning $27,349 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şofroni9576/
Sofronie931,043/
Sofronis93443/
Sofronio93138/
Sofronii93103/
Sofronyi9390/
Sofroniy9339/
Sofronioy881/
Sofrronis881/
Sofrone86989/
Safroni86634/
Sofrani86221/
Sofrona86180/
Sofrony8632/
Soufrani801,164/
Sofronea80569/
Safronyi80146/
Saffroni80115/
Safronii8084/
Safroniy8051/
Sofroney8012/
Shafroni803/
Safronio802/
Sofrones801/
Sofronoa801/
Shofrony801/
Safrouni801/
Sofranie800/
Sophronie756/
Sophronis752/
Sophronio751/
Sofronych751/
Sofronoys751/
Safronnio751/
Souffrani751/
Safrani71965/
Sofrana7128/
Safrony7126/
Safrone711/
Sofrane711/
Sofranes67165/
Saffrony6723/
Safroune674/
Shafrani673/
Safronoa672/
Safraniy671/
Soufrane671/
Saffrone671/

Sofroni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofroni in the Russian language
Софрониsofroni-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sofroni
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