Sophocleous Surname

163,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,658 people bear this surname

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

Sophocleous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sophocleous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus2,2421:39550
England1321:422,10728,563
Akrotiri and Dhekelia1011:7823
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Canada471:783,94961,790
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Sophocleous (25) may also be a first name.

Sophocleous Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sophocleous is borne by more people in Cyprus than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sophocleous? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sophocleous is the 163,411th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,741,740 people. The last name Sophocleous is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Sophocleous live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 25 people.

The last name Sophocleous is most common in Cyprus, where it is carried by 2,242 people, or 1 in 395. In Cyprus Sophocleous is most prevalent in: Limassol District, where 35 percent are found, Nicosia District, where 35 percent are found and Paphos District, where 19 percent are found. Barring Cyprus this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and Akrotiri and Dhekelia, where 4 percent are found.

Sophocleous Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sophocleous surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Sophocleous earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning R 276,564 per year; in United States they earn 10.54% less than the national average, earning $38,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.94% more than the national average, earning $67,040 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sophockleous961/
Sophocleus9516/
Sophocleos951/
Sophokleous9119/
Sophocleoys911/
Sofocleous86671/
Sofocleus804/
Sofoclous801/
Sofokleous76594/
Sofocleios761/
Sofokleus704/
Sofokleoys671/
Sofokliu534/

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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
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  • 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 Sophocleous
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