Sophocle Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Sophocle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Sophocle Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus341:26,0262,877
France51:13,284,544357,392
Akrotiri and Dhekelia41:1,96477
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Sophocle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sophocle occurs in Cyprus more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sophocle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sophocle is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Sophocle are found; 86 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

Sophocle is most commonly held in Cyprus, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 26,026. In Cyprus it is primarily concentrated in: Limassol District, where 59 percent reside, Nicosia District, where 38 percent reside and Paphos District, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Cyprus it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent reside and Akrotiri and Dhekelia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sophocles94137/
Sophocli88146/
Sãphocle881/
Sophocleoys841/
Sophoclis8220/
Sopocli802/
Sofocle802/
Sofocli6760/
Sofoclis635/
Sofokleoys561/
Sofokli5366/
Sapakle535/
Sapakele501/
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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 Sophocle
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