Sofunyi Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Sofunyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofuni | 92 | 20 | / |
| Zofunyi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zsofonyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safuni | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sofuna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Safouni | 71 | 170 | / |
| Sofonie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sofunge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safuini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soufouna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shafouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaffouni | 63 | 5 | / |
| Sofone | 62 | 46 | / |
| Safuna | 62 | 20 | / |
| Xafuni | 62 | 1 | / |
| Szafoni | 57 | 402 | / |
| Sofonea | 57 | 331 | / |
| Shafony | 57 | 24 | / |
| Safouna | 57 | 4 | / |
| Sophony | 57 | 2 | / |
| Zafouni | 57 | 2 | / |
| Safoune | 57 | 2 | / |
| Safonai | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shafuna | 57 | 1 | / |
| Safuuna | 57 | 1 | / |
| Safunna | 57 | 1 | / |
| Safuina | 57 | 1 | / |
| Safonoy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sophonie | 53 | 2,821 | / |
| Souphone | 53 | 16 | / |
| Sahfoune | 53 | 1 | / |
| Safougne | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sophonei | 53 | 1 | / |
| Safuunna | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chaffouni | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Sofunyi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis