Sofu Surname

155,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Sofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,4051:32,3583,483
Northern Cyprus1041:3,067460
Russia811:1,779,297115,341
Bulgaria731:95,6015,798
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Sofu (293) may also be a first name.

Sofu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofu (Hindi: सोफू, Russian: Софу) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sofu.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 155,635th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,588,826 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Sofu are found; 66 percent are found in West Asia and 65 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Sofu is also the 515,650th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 293 people.

This surname is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,405 people, or 1 in 32,358. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 33 percent live, Sakarya Province, where 8 percent live and Giresun Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Turkey it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shofu89722/
Sofou89676/
Sofeu89417/
Sopfu8931/
Sofus8914/
Scofu896/
Suofu892/
Soofu892/
Sofau891/
Sofhu891/
Sofuh891/
Soufu891/
Soufou80927/
Soffeu80184/
Soffou803/
Shoufu802/
Shofuy801/
Shoffu801/
Soyfui801/
Shofus801/
Sefu7530,132/
Safu751,773/
Jofu75363/
Cofu7547/
Zofu755/
Xofu752/
Souffou731,482/
Ssoufou7310/
Ssoifou731/
Soudfou731/
Safou677,127/
Safui672,201/
Saefu671,098/
Siafu67481/
Shefu67326/
Shafu67254/
Chofu67215/
Safau67150/
Giofu6795/
Zofou6769/
Saffu6747/
Seffu6724/
Sefui6723/
Scafu6722/
Saafu6720/
Siefu6720/
Sefau6717/
Safud6711/
Sophu679/
Safeu676/
Saufu675/
Safuh675/
Seefu674/
Sefeu673/
Safus673/
Joofu673/
Zoufu672/
Safut672/
Schoffeu672/
Joffu672/
Seufu671/
Safuy671/
Xhofu671/
Xuofu671/
Cofou671/
Shoufoud671/
Djofu671/
Satfu671/
Zuofu671/
Cofeu671/
Ssafu671/
Ssefu671/
Sapfu671/
Safup671/
Coffu670/

Sofu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sofu in the Hindi language
सोफूsophu65
सोफुsophu35
Sofu in the Russian language
Софуsofu-

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