Doufou Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Benin

Doufou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doufou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Benin151:689,04039,432
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Doufou (91) may also be a first name.

Doufou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doufou occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Doufou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,460,878th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Doufou are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 91 people.

Doufou is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,010,106. In Niger it is mostly found in: Maradi Region, where 47 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 37 percent are found and Diffa Region, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Niger Doufou exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 26 percent are found and Benin, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douffou9217/
Doudfou921/
Dufou9195/
Dofou9141/
Doufo911/
Doufu911/
Doufouet861/
Doffou834,646/
Dufoux8328/
Dofoue8313/
Doufos8311/
Duffou836/
Douffo832/
Doifou831/
Dotfou831/
Daufou831/
Doufau831/
Dufout831/
Dufouy831/
Dufous830/
Dufu80883/
Dofo80652/
Dufo8059/
Daufouy77107/
Duffoux7763/
Doffoux7721/
Dofoult7719/
Doffoue7712/
Dofffou773/
Doufoye771/
Duffous770/
Dufau734,989/
Dufeu731,668/
Doffo73832/
Duffo73685/
Dufoe73374/
Dufus73227/
Doufa73122/
Dafou73115/
Dufoo7381/
Dofoo7331/
Dufoi7323/
Duffu7315/
Dofoz738/
Dufoy734/
Dofoe734/
Dufue733/
Dufot733/
Doifo732/
Dufut732/
Dufuy731/
Deufo731/
Dufui731/
Duifo731/
Doffoult716/
Duffus674,002/
Duffau672,894/
Dufaux671,267/
Dufaud67985/
Dufaut67764/
Duffoo67272/
Doufas67214/
Daffou67182/
Dufois67164/
Dutfoy67135/
Doifod67130/
Dafous67109/
Dufeux6785/
Diefou6768/
Doifoi6751/
Doyifo6732/
Dafouz6726/
Dufeau6726/
Doffoh6720/
Douffa6719/
Dufoss6715/
Duoffo6713/
Doifoe6710/
Doffoe675/
Duffos674/
Dufoye674/
Duffeu673/
Doufie673/
Dufuya672/
Deuffo672/
Dufuis672/
Daifou672/
Dufust672/
Duffoy671/
Dafouh671/
Daïfou671/
Doufai671/
Dufult671/
Dueffo671/
Dufaus671/
Duffhu671/
Duffod671/
Duffoh671/
Duffot671/
Doufei671/
Dofuoh671/
Dufuoy670/
Dufeuy670/
Doufee670/
Duifus670/
Dufost670/
Duffuo670/
Dufuss670/

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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 Doufou
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