Boffu Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Boffu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boffu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania771:687,55339,898
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boffou916/
Boffui911/
Boffus910/
Bofu891,532/
Boiffou831/
Boffush830/
Bhofu8028/
Bofau8027/
Bofou8016/
Bofuh806/
Bofus805/
Baffu803/
Boofu802/
Beffu801/
Bofuu801/
Bouffaut77240/
Bouffaud7724/
Bouffaux772/
Bouffuss771/
Bouffoux771/
Baffou73128/
Boufeu7316/
Boufou7314/
Bohfuh739/
Boifou735/
Boffoe731/
Mpoffu731/
Bouffault7191/
Bouffouss711/
Boufous674,879/
Bafu67546/
Befu67222/
Wofu67101/
Baffoux6721/
Baffaut6714/
Mphoffu6713/
Boufoud679/
Baffaud678/
Boutfeu672/
Woiffeu671/
Baffout671/
Boudfou671/
Baffous670/

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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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