Djofa Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Djofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Djofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Djofa (12) may also be a first name.

Djofa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Djofa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻑ) is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Djofa.

How Common Is The Last Name Djofa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Djofa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Djofa is also the 3,306,491st most widely held forename globally, borne by 12 people.

Djofa is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger it is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 93 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 7 percent are found. Other than Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 12 percent are found and Mauritania, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Jofa8922/
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Dijafa731/
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Josfat731/
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Djafaj731/
Djopha731/
Djoifo731/
Djoife731/
Djofgo731/
Djoufe731/
Sofa677,400/
Djouffo67637/
Jafa67584/
Cofa67562/
Zofa6797/
Jofo6733/
Djioffo6725/
Djoufie6717/
Djeuffa6715/
Djoufeu6711/
Djiafea674/
Djafaya672/
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Diofo'a671/
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Djofa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Djofa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﻑjwf-

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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 Djofa
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