Jofa Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Jofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Jofa (130) may also be a first name.
Jofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jofa (Hindi: जोफा) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Jofa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jofa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 41 percent of Jofa are found; 27 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 27 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Jofa is also the 814,623rd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 130 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jofa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jofa in the Hindi language | ||
| जोफा | jopha | - |
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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
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- 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 Jofa
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