Joef Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Serbia

Joef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Joef (78) may also be a first name.

Joef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joef is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joef? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Joef is mostly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Joef are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 78 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Joef is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 43 percent are found, Lagos, where 29 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Joef exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Joef
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