Dofi Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Dofi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dofi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2291:236,58424,342
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dofi (335) may also be a first name.

Dofi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dofi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dofi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 827,165th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. The surname Dofi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Dofi are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 478,225th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 335 people.

The last name Dofi is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 236,584. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent live, Western Cape, where 18 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Dofi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dofi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dofi surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dofi Last Name Statistics demography

Dofi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.12% less than the national average, earning R 106,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Doffi89137/
Dofio8944/
Dohfi8918/
Dhofi8916/
Doefi8915/
Dofai895/
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Doffio807/
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Doufie803/
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Doufis801/
Doffit800/
Doufit800/
Dafi753,237/
Defi752,213/
Dofe75995/
Dofa75117/
Dofy753/
Dofj751/
Doffitt7321/
Doufgai7317/
Doufaai734/
Doufffi731/
Doufish731/
Douffai731/
Daffi675,409/
Dahfi67702/
Dafid67565/
Deffi67446/
Dafis67326/
Dafit67299/
Doffa67253/
Doffe67190/
Defoi67132/
Dhafi67123/
Doufa67122/
Doufe6769/
Dafei6767/
Daufi6760/
Dofer6758/
Defai6753/
Dafio6744/
Dafai6734/
Dhefi6732/
Dafii6731/
Daafi6729/
Dafih6727/
Dhofe6723/
Dhofa6722/
Doofa6721/
Dafip6718/
Defhi6717/
Dehfi6713/
Deufi6712/
Doffy679/
Defie679/
Dafie679/
Dophi677/
Doofe676/
Dofay675/
Doyfe675/
Defei674/
Dofeu672/
Daïfi672/
Dafiy672/
Dofhe672/
Dofey672/
Duifi671/
Dafgi671/
Dofea671/
Dowfa671/
Dafui671/
Dofee670/
Doutfist670/
Dofet670/

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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 Dofi
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