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 is found most in Zimbabwe. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jofana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,511,557th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname Jofana is primarily 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 in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
The surname Jofana is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 126,543. In Zimbabwe Jofana is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 34 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 34 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
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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