Sophus Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sophus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sophus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Sophus (199) may also be a first name.

Sophus Last Name Facts

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

Sophus is found most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sophus.

How Common Is The Last Name Sophus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Sophus reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sophus is also the 642,605th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 199 people.

The last name Sophus is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 2,144,727. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 59 percent are found, Louisiana, where 23 percent are found and California, where 15 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Sophus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sophus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sophus last name rose 1,536 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sophus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sophus are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Sophus earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.99% less than the national average, earning $25,463 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sophuse921/
Sophu919/
Sopus910/
Shophaus861/
Sephus83260/
Sophos83126/
Scopus838/
Cophus834/
Sophou832/
Sopheu831/
Siopus831/
Shophu831/
Sophui831/
Sopu80497/
Schophuis80151/
Schophaus80103/
Schophuus801/
Schophuys801/
Shophouse800/
Sephfus7715/
Sotphut774/
Sodphut774/
Sepheus773/
Coophus771/
Sophout771/
Jopheus771/
Josphus771/
Saephus771/
Sephaus770/
Sephuis770/
Seephus770/
Schopphaus757/
Schoophuus751/
Copus731,873/
Saphu73352/
Sopou73112/
Soput7394/
Soopu7353/
Sapus7337/
Sopfu7331/
Sofus7314/
Sopos739/
Soppu738/
Sohpu738/
Soipu738/
Siopu735/
Shopu735/
Sopui734/
Sepus733/
Zopus733/
Sopgu732/
Sodpu731/
Soupu731/
Sospu731/
Sopeu731/
Sofhu731/
Coppus67480/
Sopuch67383/
Szopos67309/
Saphou67256/
Soupou67215/
Saphui67133/
Copaus67121/
Soupos6777/
Sapuis6774/
Sopúch6757/
Saphos6752/
Chopus6741/
Saphut6730/
Sopouh6723/
Siopau6719/
Sofuse679/
Shaphu677/
Schaphaus677/
Soppou676/
Siapus675/
Sopgou674/
Sopůch673/
Schopu672/
Soiput672/
Chophu672/
Caphus671/
Sopuut671/
Shodpu671/
Shofus671/
Sepeus671/
Seppus671/
Sefous671/
Shafus671/
Soupup671/
Soipgu671/
Siopou671/
Soupeu671/
Soupgu671/
Sozpou671/
Sapous671/
Saphau671/
Shapus671/
Satphu671/
Scapus671/
Sodput671/
Sooput671/
Sophoe670/
Sephuz670/

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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 Sophus
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