Sopulu Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Sopulu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 74 | 1:2,393,821 | 79,921 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Sopulu (199) may also be a first name.
Sopulu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sopulu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sopulu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sopulu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sopulu is the 2,185,341st most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sopulu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sopulu is also the 642,605th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 199 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Enugu, where 78 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 5 percent live and Rivers, where 4 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Sopulu exists in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soputlu | 92 | 8 | / |
| Sopolu | 83 | 90 | / |
| Sapulu | 83 | 29 | / |
| Sepulu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Siopoulou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sapaulu | 77 | 95 | / |
| Sapullu | 77 | 64 | / |
| Sopoğlu | 77 | 34 | / |
| Sepuluh | 77 | 11 | / |
| Jopulus | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sepulau | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shopolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shapulu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sapeulu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siapulu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sapuhlu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sapoulou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Saphuhlu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saspoulu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sapolu | 67 | 327 | / |
| Şapulu | 67 | 183 | / |
| Ziopoulou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zapulu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Capulu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sapilu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zepulu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zopolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Çaputlu | 62 | 219 | / |
| Seppilu | 62 | 35 | / |
| Chapulu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Siapolu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jappulu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Shapolu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Zeupulu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sopolou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chapulut | 57 | 7 | / |
| Chapoulou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chapoulaud | 50 | 229 | / |
| Chapouloux | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Sopulu
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