Bofu Surname

257,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Bofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7641:69,2957,304
Zimbabwe4031:38,3085,933
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Romania561:358,53330,627
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
England141:3,979,861125,553
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
China31:455,773,85521,925
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Bofu (342) may also be a first name.

Bofu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bofu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bofu is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bofu? popularity and diffusion

Bofu is the 257,166th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,756,884 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Bofu live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bofu is also the 472,030th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 342 people.

The last name Bofu is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 764 people, or 1 in 69,295. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Pwani Region, where 64 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 34 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Bofu Last Name Statistics demography

Bofu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.27% less than the national average, earning R 144,324 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boffu8979/
Bhofu8928/
Bofau8927/
Bofou8916/
Bofuh896/
Bofus895/
Boofu892/
Bofuu891/
Boufeu8016/
Boufou8014/
Bohfuh809/
Boffou806/
Boifou805/
Boffui801/
Boffus800/
Bafu75546/
Befu75222/
Wofu75101/
Boufous734,879/
Boufoud739/
Boutfeu732/
Boudfou731/
Boiffou731/
Boffush730/
Mpofu67135,346/
Boufouss67744/
Bafou67741/
Bafus67322/
Bouffaut67240/
Bofoe6758/
Bhafu6757/
Bafui6730/
Bafau6730/
Boutfeux6726/
Bouffaud6724/
Bafuh6719/
Bafut6713/
Befuh6712/
Bafeu679/
Baufu674/
Npofu673/
Bhefu673/
Bafgu673/
Baffu673/
Bouffaux672/
Boufouch672/
Bafuj672/
Baafu671/
Buifu671/
Bophu671/
Bouffuss671/
Huofu671/
Beffu671/
Befeu671/
Befau671/
Wofou671/
Bouffoux671/

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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
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  • 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 Bofu
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