Sopirla Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Sopirla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sopirla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2631:76,3429,034
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Sopîrlă (4) & Şopîrlă (5) are calculated separately.

Sopirla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sopirla is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Sopîrlă or Şopîrlă. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sopirla? popularity and diffusion

Sopirla is the 975,866th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The last name Sopirla is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sopirla are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Sopirla is most frequent in Romania, where it is borne by 263 people, or 1 in 76,342. In Romania Sopirla is mostly concentrated in: Vâlcea County, where 25 percent live, Suceava County, where 22 percent live and Maramureș County, where 21 percent live. Barring Romania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and Italy, where 0 percent live.

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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 Sopirla
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