Hoofa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Hoofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hoofa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoofa occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hoofa.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoofa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hoofa is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Hoofa are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Nangarhar, where 100 percent live. Beside Afghanistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choofa9123/
Hoofah914/
Hoopfa910/
Hooffa910/
Hofa89332/
Oofa89184/
Hoofatt8324/
Choofai831/
Hoffa801,734/
Chofa80248/
Hoofe80198/
Khofa8058/
Hoifa8021/
Houfa8013/
Hofah8011/
Hofas803/
Hofat802/
Hofaj801/
Hojfa801/
Hofai801/
Joofa801/
Hoofy801/
Goofa801/
Hopfa800/
Ofa752,520/
Choufa73684/
Hoffay73155/
Hoofer7379/
Chotfa7362/
Hofash7362/
Chofay7329/
Hoffas7326/
Chofai7315/
Hofayz7312/
Hoifah738/
Houffa736/
Choffa733/
Chopfa733/
Hosfau733/
Houfai733/
Hofatt732/
Hoofis732/
Khoifa732/
Hoffai731/
Hoijfa731/
Hoffat731/
Houfaj731/
Hooffe731/
Hofais731/
Chofat731/
Houfad731/
Chofah731/
Joofay731/
Khofai731/
Khowfa731/
Hoffad730/
Hoofey730/
Hafa671,439/
Hofi67823/
Choffat67755/
Hofe67744/
Oufa67638/
Gofa67462/
Offa67307/
Hofy67278/
Ofat67248/
Ofaa67189/
Ofah67167/
Oifa67148/
Ofai67145/
Ofea67138/
Hufa67132/
Hoopfer67130/
Oofi6761/
Ahfa6754/
Ofay6748/
Hofhaus6736/
Hoffait6729/
Ofoa6727/
Choifah6726/
Jofa6722/
Chouffa6717/
Choffay6714/
Hofo677/
Ofaz675/
Ofga675/
Choofoo675/
Owfa674/
Ofța674/
Hoffatt673/
Osfa672/
Choufai672/
Ofau672/
Ofad672/
Oofe672/
Otfa672/
Oyfa671/
Hoodfer671/
Opfa671/
Șofa671/
Choffad671/
Choffap671/
Choffas671/
Ofas671/
Khoufai671/
Khofaya671/
Ojfa671/
Oofj671/
Ohfa671/
Ofap671/
Hofaish671/
Hooffer670/

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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 Hoofa
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