Sopu Surname
Approximately 497 people bear this surname
Sopu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 216 | 1:612,265 | 48,529 |
| Papua New Guinea | 128 | 1:63,701 | 8,267 |
| Romania | 127 | 1:158,093 | 16,573 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Şopu (1) are calculated separately.
Sopu (2,595) may also be a first name.
Sopu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sopu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sopu (Georgian: სოფუ, Hindi: सोपू, Marathi: सोपु) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Şopu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sopu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sopu is the 618,896th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,663,070 people. The surname Sopu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Sopu reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sopu is also the 144,365th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 2,595 people.
It is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 612,265. In Indonesia Sopu is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 77 percent live, Maluku, where 9 percent live and North Maluku, where 5 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and Romania, where 26 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sopu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sopu in the Georgian language | ||
| სოფუ | sopu | - |
| Sopu in the Hindi language | ||
| सोपू | sopu | 70.09 |
| सोपु | sopu | 29.91 |
| Sopu in the Marathi language | ||
| सोपु | sopu | 66.67 |
| सोपू | sopu | 33.33 |
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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 Sopu
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