Boffu Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Boffu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Boffu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boffu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boffu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Boffu.
How Common Is The Last Name Boffu? popularity and diffusion
Boffu is the 2,121,169th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boffu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Boffu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 687,553. In Tanzania Boffu is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 90 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 5 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boffou | 91 | 6 | / |
| Boffui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Boffus | 91 | 0 | / |
| Bofu | 89 | 1,532 | / |
| Boiffou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boffush | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bhofu | 80 | 28 | / |
| Bofau | 80 | 27 | / |
| Bofou | 80 | 16 | / |
| Bofuh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bofus | 80 | 5 | / |
| Baffu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Boofu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Beffu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bofuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouffaut | 77 | 240 | / |
| Bouffaud | 77 | 24 | / |
| Bouffaux | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bouffuss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouffoux | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baffou | 73 | 128 | / |
| Boufeu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Boufou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Bohfuh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Boifou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Boffoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpoffu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouffault | 71 | 91 | / |
| Bouffouss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boufous | 67 | 4,879 | / |
| Bafu | 67 | 546 | / |
| Befu | 67 | 222 | / |
| Wofu | 67 | 101 | / |
| Baffoux | 67 | 21 | / |
| Baffaut | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mphoffu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Boufoud | 67 | 9 | / |
| Baffaud | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boutfeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woiffeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baffout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boudfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baffous | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Boffu
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