Dofo Surname

503,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dofo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dofo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Zimbabwe2311:66,83210,026
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dofo (38) may also be a first name.

Dofo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dofo is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dofo.

How Common Is The Last Name Dofo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 503,825th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Dofo are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 38 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Outside of Bangladesh Dofo is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 35 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doffo89832/
Dofou8941/
Dofoo8931/
Dofoz898/
Doifo892/
Doufo891/
Doffou804,646/
Doifod80130/
Doufou8061/
Doifoi8051/
Doffoh8020/
Duoffo8013/
Doufos8011/
Douffo802/
Dofuoh801/
Dotfou801/
Doifou801/
Defo753,716/
Dafo75134/
Dofa75117/
Défo751/
Doffoux7321/
Dofoult7319/
Douffou7317/
Dofffou733/
Doudfou731/
Deffo674,832/
Defoy671,327/
Doffa67253/
Dafos67134/
Defoi67132/
Doufa67122/
Dafou67115/
Dofat6742/
Daffo6726/
Dhofa6722/
Doofa6721/
Dopho6721/
Doffoult676/
Dafot674/
Daafo673/
Defoo673/
Dofas673/
Dafoy672/
Dafoo672/
Deefo672/
Dofeu672/
Duifo671/
Dofah671/
Dehfo671/
Defoh671/
Ddefo671/
Dafoh671/
Deufo671/
Dowfa671/

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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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  • 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 Dofo
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