Doof Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Doof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Doof (13) may also be a first name.

Doof Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doof is found most in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Doof click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doof? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Doof live; 19 percent live in Western Europe and 19 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

The surname Doof is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,407,265. In The Netherlands Doof is primarily found in: South Holland, where 92 percent live and North Holland, where 8 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Doof Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Doof earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.41% less than the national average, earning R 165,372 per year and in United States they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $46,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhoof89247/
Doofe896/
Dooft891/
Dof86150/
Dofe75995/
Doff75782/
Dopf75600/
Doob75137/
Doft75124/
Doef75109/
Dofs7587/
Douf7580/
Doow7518/
Duof7515/
Doif7515/
Doyf755/
Dofh753/
Doov751/
Dosf751/
Dojf751/
Dhof751/
Dovf751/
Dowf751/
Dotf751/
Dofp751/
Ddof751/
Doffe67190/
Doufe6769/
Doeff6740/
Dopff6731/
Dhofe6723/
Douff6719/
Dhoif677/
Duoff676/
Doyfe675/
Doift674/
Dofhe672/
Dgoff671/
Dhoff671/
Gydof671/
Dhoob671/
Dhoow671/
Dotfh671/
Doffs670/

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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 Doof
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