Sofula Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sofula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064

Sofula (15) may also be a first name.

Sofula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sofula is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofula? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sofula reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

The surname Sofula is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 64 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 18 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 50 percent are found.

Sofula Last Name Statistics demography

Sofula earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.46% less than the national average, earning R 22,680 per year.

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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 Sofula
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