Ichofu Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ichofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ichofu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
England21:27,859,030389,889

Ichofu (66) may also be a first name.

Ichofu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ichofu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ichofu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ichofu is the 2,168,711th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ichofu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 66 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria Ichofu is most prevalent in: Delta, where 58 percent live, Lagos, where 35 percent live and Edo, where 1 percent live. Besides Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ichoufou869/
Echofu8388/
Ishofu838/
Ichefu831/
Ichafou774/
Isofu736/
Echefu672,474/
Isofou676/
Isiofu674/
Jisofu674/
Uchefu673/
Ishafu672/
Ihssoufou671/
Issofu671/
Jijofu671/
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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 Ichofu
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