Jof Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jof (193) may also be a first name.

Jof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jof (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻑ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jof.

How Common Is The Last Name Jof? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Jof occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Jof live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 31 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Jof is also the 653,740th most common first name in the world, held by 193 people.

It is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Jof is primarily found in: Kerala, where 100 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 15 percent live and Malaysia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joof8620,533/
Jouf86520/
Jozf86273/
Jofe86130/
Josf8671/
Jofs8642/
Joff8635/
Jojf8611/
Jowf867/
Jgof866/
Hjof864/
Jopf862/
Djof862/
Joyf862/
Jiof862/
Ijof861/
Joft861/
Jodf861/
Tjof861/
Jofp861/
Jovf861/
Jyof861/
Johf860/
Joffe753,665/
Djouf75166/
Joffs7587/
Joufs7512/
Joshf757/
Joyfe757/
Djoof753/
Jousf753/
Josfe752/
Joffė751/
Djofe751/
Djozf751/
Joudf751/
Jossf751/
Jouff750/
Jopfe750/
Job6771,216/
Hof6713,158/
Jow672,808/
Jaf671,644/
Sof671,102/
Jov671,051/
Cof67467/
Jouffe67447/
Zof67283/
Eof6734/
Iof6723/
Yof6714/
Josfph676/
Ejjouf675/
Jooffe673/
Djoife671/
Djoufe671/
Johief671/

Jof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jof in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﻑjwf-

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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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  • 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 Jof
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