Sofuwa Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Sofuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 64 | 1:2,767,856 | 88,308 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sofuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sofuwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sofuwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sofuwa is the 2,352,516th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Sofuwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sofuwa are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 52 percent reside, Lagos, where 39 percent reside and Oyo, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shofuwa | 92 | 22 | / |
| Sofuwah | 92 | 13 | / |
| Safuwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Sefuwa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Sofiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sophuwa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Sofueva | 77 | 15 | / |
| Shefuwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shafuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Safouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sefiwa | 67 | 85 | / |
| Sofowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zafuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shouphouwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chafuwa | 62 | 1,570 | / |
| Sofieva | 62 | 246 | / |
| Sefuiva | 62 | 78 | / |
| Safueva | 62 | 11 | / |
| Safowaa | 62 | 9 | / |
| Shafiwa | 62 | 4 | / |
| Sephuwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Safuvaa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chapfuwa | 57 | 313 | / |
| Shofieva | 57 | 4 | / |
| Safowaah | 57 | 2 | / |
| Cahafuwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Safouwou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Safoubai | 57 | 1 | / |
| Safiva | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Sofuwa
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