Sofuye Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Sofuye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 91 | 1:1,946,624 | 68,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sofuye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sofuye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sofuye is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sofuye.
How Common Is The Last Name Sofuye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,943,350th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sofuye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Sofuye is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria Sofuye is most numerous in: Lagos, where 41 percent reside, Ogun, where 35 percent reside and Enugu, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Sofuye exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Sofuye
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