Jofana Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Jofana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 122 | 1:126,543 | 16,872 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jofana (16) may also be a first name.
Jofana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jofana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jofana occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jofana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,511,557th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Jofana are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 16 people.
The last name Jofana is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 126,543. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 34 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 34 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Jofana exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djofana | 92 | 18 | / |
| Sofana | 83 | 163 | / |
| Hofana | 83 | 10 | / |
| Jofani | 83 | 7 | / |
| Jofane | 83 | 5 | / |
| Cofana | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jofano | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jafana | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jofona | 83 | 1 | / |
| Geofana | 77 | 70 | / |
| Sofanah | 77 | 17 | / |
| Khofana | 77 | 8 | / |
| Chofana | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jovanah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jjofane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jofeena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yofanga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sofanea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaffana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sofeana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khoifana | 71 | 10 | / |
| Djofouna | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jaffanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djofanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoffamna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Joffeena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Choufana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jovannah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safana | 67 | 596 | / |
| Jafani | 67 | 113 | / |
| Yafana | 67 | 79 | / |
| Hafana | 67 | 42 | / |
| Yofani | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yofena | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zafana | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jafano | 67 | 11 | / |
| Djoufouna | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yofano | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cafana | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hofano | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jafane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jafona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cofona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eofane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djoffanou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Jofana
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