Hofo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Hofo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Hofo (12) may also be a first name.

Hofo Last Name Facts

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

Hofo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hofo.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hofo is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Hofo live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hofo is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria Hofo exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chofo8917/
Hofos899/
Hoffo897/
Khofo896/
Houfo892/
Hovfo891/
Hohfo891/
Hofoi891/
Ofo86857/
Hoffos80135/
Choffo8086/
Hofoss8036/
Chofoh8010/
Chofot805/
Houfou804/
Chofuo801/
Hoifoi801/
Houfoh801/
Hoffou801/
Khofoi801/
Choufo801/
Hofhos800/
Hofoot800/
Offo751,304/
Ofou75495/
Ofoh75406/
Ofoi75384/
Hofa75332/
Hafo75325/
Hefo7597/
Ofuo7588/
Gofo7577/
Ofot7573/
Ofoy7557/
Ofod7538/
Jofo7533/
Ofoa7527/
Opfo7518/
Osfo754/
Oufo754/
Ofoo753/
Ofop752/
Ofos751/
Oifo751/
Oyfo751/
Owfo751/
Ofgo751/
Ofoj751/
Uofo751/
Ahfo751/
Hoffoss7340/
Chouffo7311/
Choofoo735/
Choyfoo734/
Choufoh731/
Hoffa671,734/
Offoh67392/
Goffo67339/
Chofa67248/
Chouffot67200/
Goufo67169/
Khafo67161/
Hafou67139/
Hovoh67102/
Chafo6792/
Oifoh6771/
Joffo6768/
Khofa6758/
Haffo6751/
Offot6750/
Offou6750/
Offoi6741/
Offuo6722/
Hoifa6721/
Hoffhous6721/
Gofoi6721/
Houfa6713/
Heffo6712/
Hofah6711/
Hafoj678/
Hafod676/
Opfou675/
Oufou674/
Ouffo673/
Hoofa673/
Gofoy673/
Hofas673/
Ahafo673/
Gofou673/
Ofooh672/
Ephoo672/
Hofat672/
Offod672/
Ofous672/
Ofuoh672/
O'Foy671/
Hojfa671/
Hasfo671/
Ofuoa671/
Jhafo671/
Ophoo671/
Ofosh671/
Ofouh671/
Ofohy671/
Goifo671/
Oshfo671/
Odfoo671/
Ofuos671/
Aphoo671/
Hopfa670/

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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 Hofo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis