Sophocles Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Sophocles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sophocles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Sophocles (1,114) may also be a first name.

Sophocles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sophocles occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sophocles click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sophocles? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,518,885th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Sophocles are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 238,904th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,114 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 3,097,940. In The United States Sophocles is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 21 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside and Colorado, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Sophocles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sophocles surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

Sophocles earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.22% more than the national average, earning $47,128 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sophocleus9516/
Sophocle9444/
Sophocleoys901/
Sophoclis8920/
Sophocli82146/
Sãphocle821/
Sofocleus784/
Sopocli752/
Sofocle752/
Sofokles7134/
Sofoclis715/
Sofokleus674/
Sofocli6360/
Sofokleoys631/
Sofoklis5910/
Sofokli5066/
Sapakle505/

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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 Sophocles
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