Dofu Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Dofu (24) may also be a first name.

Dofu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dofu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dofu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,305,105th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name Dofu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Dofu reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Dofu is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 86 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 6 percent live and Tabora Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Dofu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dofu last name is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dofou8941/
Dofeu892/
Doufu891/
Dofus891/
Doffou804,646/
Doufou8061/
Doofus8014/
Doffeu803/
Doffus801/
Doifou801/
Dotfou801/
Doufau801/
Dofush801/
Dafu75564/
Defu75149/
Doffoux7321/
Dofoult7319/
Douffou7317/
Dofffou733/
Doifaud732/
Doudfou731/
Doffaud731/
Defeu67239/
Daffu67202/
Dafou67115/
Defau6761/
Dhefu6755/
Dafut6753/
Dofoo6731/
Dophu6730/
Dafus6723/
Dafup6722/
Dafeu677/
Deffu677/
Doffoult676/
Dapfu675/
Dofoe674/
Dafuh673/
Dafau672/
Defuy672/
Dhafu672/
Deefu671/
Devfu671/
Däfau671/
Depfu671/
Dafud671/
Dafui671/

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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 Dofu
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