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

The last name Hofo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hofo.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofo? popularity and diffusion

Hofo is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Hofo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Hofo reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hofo is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename on earth, held by 12 people.

Hofo is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Hofo is most frequent in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

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