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Throughout the world, Sophocles (Sophocles , Σοφοκλής , Софокл ) is a rare boy's forename. The first name Sophocles is habitual in Greece, where it is a rare boy's name, Philippines, where it is a very rare masculine name, and South Africa. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, Greece, and Philippines. Much less frequently, Sophocles is the last name as well as the forename.
Sophocles is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sophocles Sarcophagus , the fictional character from The Adventures of Tintin.