Hofu Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Hofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2051:623,63116,125
Tanzania631:840,34343,483
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Hofu (215) may also be a first name.

Hofu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hofu occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hofu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 910,497th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname Hofu is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Hofu are found; 70 percent are found in East Asia and 70 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 616,131st most common given name worldwide, held by 215 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 623,631. In Japan Hofu is most prevalent in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 35 percent are found, Tokushima Prefecture, where 23 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Japan Hofu is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Hofu Last Name Statistics demography

Hofu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.34% less than the national average, earning R 148,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khofu89397/
Chofu89215/
Hoffu8956/
Hofus8924/
Hoifu897/
Hofuz891/
Houfu891/
Huofu891/
Hopfu890/
Ofu861,458/
Hofhus8046/
Hoffus8018/
Chofus806/
Houfou804/
Hosfau803/
Choyfu803/
Choufu801/
Choofu801/
Hofuch801/
Hoffou801/
Hofeus800/
Hosfud800/
Ofou75495/
Offu75492/
Jofu75363/
Hafu75188/
Gofu7556/
Ofut7550/
Hefu7538/
Ofuh7525/
Oefu7519/
Otfu758/
Oufu757/
Ofui753/
Ofus753/
Ofeu752/
Ofau752/
Ofuy752/
Ofud751/
Ofup751/
Oifu751/
Ojfu751/
Opfu751/
Ofuj751/
Ofuu751/
Osfu751/
Hofhuis73660/
Hofhaus7336/
Hofeuch733/
Chuofuh731/
Hoffouy731/
Choffus730/
Hopfush730/
Chafu67458/
Khafu67238/
Hafou67139/
Hoffhaus67115/
Hafuz6780/
Hophu6750/
Offou6750/
Offuh6739/
Offut6724/
Ahafu6724/
Hoffhous6721/
Hefau6716/
Hafus6710/
Opfou675/
Hafuj675/
Aphou675/
Ofutt674/
Oufou674/
Joofu673/
Gofou673/
Joffu672/
Haefu672/
Ofous672/
Huifu672/
Ophou671/
Haafu671/
Ofuch671/
Hafau671/
Gahfu671/
Ofuss671/
Ofuhe671/
Opfeu671/
Ofouh671/
Gofeu671/
Ofaus670/
Owfut670/

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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 Hofu
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