Abofu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Abofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Abofu (13) may also be a first name.
Abofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abofu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abofu? popularity and diffusion
Abofu is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abofu are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Abofu is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abohfu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Abofou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aboffou | 83 | 55 | / |
| Aboufou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Abafu | 80 | 32 | / |
| Ebofu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Obofu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abefu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abofouch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aboufouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ampofu | 73 | 279 | / |
| Abafou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Abefuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obofou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eboefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abafui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aboufouss | 71 | 136 | / |
| Aitboufous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ampofou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebefu | 60 | 62 | / |
| Ebafu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Owofu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Abahaffou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hauwafu | 50 | 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 Abofu
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