Sopitan Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Sopitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 300 | 1:590,476 | 28,418 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Sopitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sopitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sopitan has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Sopitan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sopitan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 847,909th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Sopitan live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 590,476. In Nigeria Sopitan is primarily found in: Ogun, where 49 percent reside, Lagos, where 37 percent reside and Oyo, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopitan | 93 | 169 | / |
| Sopitang | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sophitan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shoppitan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Soputan | 86 | 1,430 | / |
| Sapitan | 86 | 813 | / |
| Copitan | 86 | 249 | / |
| Sepitan | 86 | 48 | / |
| Jopitan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sebpitan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sapitang | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sabpitan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shopetan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ssoputan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sophittam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soipudtan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sapitahan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Capitan | 71 | 8,676 | / |
| Japitan | 71 | 1,145 | / |
| Sapiton | 71 | 80 | / |
| Sepetan | 71 | 65 | / |
| Saputan | 71 | 39 | / |
| Căpitan | 71 | 30 | / |
| Zapitan | 71 | 24 | / |
| Soputon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sophittham | 71 | 4 | / |
| Seputan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sepiton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saphuithan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sapytan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sophuton | 67 | 81 | / |
| Chopiton | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zabpitan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sepetean | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sebpetan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Japitang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shepetan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sapetang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capaitan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shapitam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Japitain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chapitan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sopitan
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