Sofunwa Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sofunwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sofunwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria811:2,186,94874,923
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058

Sofunwa (13) may also be a first name.

Sofunwa Last Name Facts

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

Sofunwa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sofunwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname Sofunwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sofunwa live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sofunwa is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 2,186,948. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 49 percent are found, Ogun, where 25 percent are found and Oyo, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent are found.

Sofunwa Last Name Statistics demography

Sofunwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.99% less than the national average, earning R 78,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shofunwa9343/
Sofuna923/
Sofenwa8666/
Sofuwan8633/
Sofonwa863/
Syofuna862/
Sefunwa861/
Sofna832/
Sofun832/
Sfuna831/
Sofiyuna8016/
Soffuwan8011/
Soufouna802/
Safunawa801/
Sifuna7724,604/
Sofwan773,155/
Sofina773,133/
Sofuan77364/
Sofyna77265/
Sofana77163/
Saofun7732/
Safuna7720/
Sofuni7720/
Sofiun7714/
Sofena776/
Sefuna775/
Soefun773/
Souvna771/
Soffun771/
Sovuna771/
Sofnai771/
Sofiyunah755/
Soufouana752/
Sfna733/
Sofn731/
Sofiana716,583/
Sofyana71873/
Sofonea71331/
Safuwan71269/
Sofonia71267/
Sofinah71265/
Sofania71186/
Sofwani71121/
Sofyaun7181/
Syofnia7153/
Soffuan7144/
Syofwan7142/
Sifouna7135/
Sovunya7129/
Safunia7121/
Sofeina7119/
Soufuan7119/
Sofanah7117/
Sofiaun7117/
Syofuan7115/
Sifunah7115/
Saefuna7113/
Sofiina7113/
Soofwan7112/
Sofwana7112/
Safuana719/
Sofinya718/
Sofuyan717/
Sofwaan716/
Soufana716/
Sifuuna716/
Sofinae715/
Soufina715/
Sofenah715/
Saifuna714/
Sofunyi714/
Soufouyana714/
Sifunya714/
Safouna714/
Safunya712/
Siifuna712/
Ssifuna712/
Sofiyna712/
Soo Fun712/
Sofyina711/
Safuina711/
Safunau711/
Safunna711/
Safuuna711/
Soffnah711/
Sovunia711/
Sofinia711/
Soufena711/
Sofanea711/
Soffina711/
Sfnouwa711/
Sofinha711/
Sow Fun711/
Soifouwani711/
Sofeana711/
Sofinna711/
Sofuani711/
Souvana711/
Sufuwan711/
Sofan674,094/
Sofin673,204/
Sofiyana67891/
Safna67720/
Soufiana67446/
Sofianah67206/
Sfina67198/
Syofiana67134/
Sofyn67121/
Sofen67112/
Souvanna67107/
Zofun6784/
Sofhiana6782/
Safonowa6747/
Sifna6744/
Sefun6741/
Sofni6737/
Safuwanu6731/
Sifun6729/
Sofyanah6727/
Sofwanah6725/
Sopfunuo6722/
Soffiana6718/
Sifaunah6718/
Soffania6718/
Sofoniya6718/
Sefiouna6718/
Sofiania6716/
Sofianna6716/
Saefunah6716/
Sofon6716/
Sofiawan6715/
Sfwan6715/
Sofyanna6714/
Safun6713/
Sfhun6713/
Suvna6712/
Siufunua679/
Saifunna678/
Sofín678/
Soufyana676/
Syfun676/
Sufna675/
Safounah675/
Safuniya675/
Sofaniah674/
Soufinae674/
Sofioune674/
Svona673/
Sefna673/
Sofouane673/
Sofuniyi673/
Sofaniya672/
Sofayana672/
Safuwana672/
Sifounae672/
Sofne672/
Saffuwan672/
Saifuana671/
Safuunna671/
Saofanua671/
Sayafuna671/
Sayfuina671/
Siyafuna671/
Sofiyaun671/
Syfna671/
Soufeena671/
Sofianae671/
Sofuiane671/
Sufuwana671/
Sofonuwe671/
Soufaina671/
Sofán671/
Sofhn671/
Sofonaua671/
Sfoun671/
Sufuania671/
Siffuuna671/
Sifunnya671/
Safuyana671/
Soufinia671/
Sofeoune671/
Seofania671/
Sofeiana671/
Syafuana671/
Syafuwan671/
Sufun671/
Souffuin670/
Saefunnuha5927/
Safonva571/
Safumba571/
Shafumba533/

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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 Sofunwa
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