Bofu Surname
Approximately 1,532 people bear this surname
Bofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 764 | 1:69,295 | 7,304 |
| Zimbabwe | 403 | 1:38,308 | 5,933 |
| South Africa | 143 | 1:378,865 | 33,977 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Romania | 56 | 1:358,533 | 30,627 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Bofu (342) may also be a first name.
Bofu Demographics
Average Bofu Salary in
South Africa
R 144,324
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bofu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bofu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 257,166th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,756,884 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Bofu reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 472,030th most common given name worldwide It is held by 342 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 764 people, or 1 in 69,295. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 64 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 34 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Bofu occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boffu | 89 | 79 | / |
| Bhofu | 89 | 28 | / |
| Bofau | 89 | 27 | / |
| Bofou | 89 | 16 | / |
| Bofuh | 89 | 6 | / |
| Bofus | 89 | 5 | / |
| Boofu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bofuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boufeu | 80 | 16 | / |
| Boufou | 80 | 14 | / |
| Bohfuh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Boffou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Boifou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Boffui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boffus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bafu | 75 | 546 | / |
| Befu | 75 | 222 | / |
| Wofu | 75 | 101 | / |
| Boufous | 73 | 4,879 | / |
| Boufoud | 73 | 9 | / |
| Boutfeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Boudfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boiffou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boffush | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mpofu | 67 | 135,346 | / |
| Boufouss | 67 | 744 | / |
| Bafou | 67 | 741 | / |
| Bafus | 67 | 322 | / |
| Bouffaut | 67 | 240 | / |
| Bofoe | 67 | 58 | / |
| Bhafu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Bafui | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bafau | 67 | 30 | / |
| Boutfeux | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bouffaud | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bafuh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bafut | 67 | 13 | / |
| Befuh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bafeu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Baufu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Npofu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhefu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bafgu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baffu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bouffaux | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boufouch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bafuj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bophu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouffuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huofu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beffu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wofou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouffoux | 67 | 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 Bofu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis