Sofunwa Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Sofunwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
Sofunwa (13) may also be a first name.
Sofunwa Demographics
Average Sofunwa Salary in
South Africa
R 78,444
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sofunwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofunwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sofunwa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofunwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sofunwa is the 1,860,621st most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sofunwa are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sofunwa is also the 3,159,357th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 2,186,948. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 49 percent reside, Ogun, where 25 percent reside and Oyo, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent reside.
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.
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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 Sofunwa
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