Sofroniciu Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Sofroniciu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 88 | 1:228,158 | 22,067 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Şofroniciu (4) & Șofroniciu (1) are calculated separately.
Sofroniciu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofroniciu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sofroniciu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Şofroniciu or Șofroniciu. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofroniciu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sofroniciu is the 1,980,395th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sofroniciu reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
It is most common in Romania, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 228,158. In Romania Sofroniciu is most frequent in: Maramureș County, where 64 percent are found, Arad County, where 35 percent are found and Constanța County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Romania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Spain, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şofroniciu | 97 | 4 | / |
| Șofroniciu | 97 | 1 | / |
| Sofronici | 95 | 62 | / |
| Şofronici | 84 | 29 | / |
| Șofronici | 84 | 4 | / |
| Sofronius | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sofronis | 78 | 443 | / |
| Sofranius | 74 | 6 | / |
| Sofronios | 74 | 6 | / |
| Safronius | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sofrronis | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sofroniso | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sophronius | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sofronas | 67 | 410 | / |
| Safranci | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sofrones | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofransi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofronos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofrance | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoffranieci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safronus | 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 Sofroniciu
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