Jofara Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Jofara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Jofara (105) may also be a first name.
Jofara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jofara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jofara (Marathi: जोफरा) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jofara.
How Common Is The Last Name Jofara? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jofara is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Jofara occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Jofara are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 105 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 964,890. In Zimbabwe Jofara is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofara | 83 | 1,648 | / |
| Jafara | 83 | 258 | / |
| Jofari | 83 | 72 | / |
| Zofara | 83 | 1 | / |
| Djafara | 77 | 352 | / |
| Jafarah | 77 | 264 | / |
| Cofarea | 77 | 48 | / |
| Jaafara | 77 | 19 | / |
| Joffary | 77 | 17 | / |
| Jafarai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Jafaraz | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jafarau | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jafarea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Joffari | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jaffara | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jafarat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ijofare | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jaufara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafarza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yofaray | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jofarie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafaray | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafarzai | 71 | 157 | / |
| Jafarzah | 71 | 34 | / |
| Djaafara | 71 | 11 | / |
| Jaffarat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Djaffara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaffaray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djofarou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ejiofare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafaraya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafaraah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jofarris | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chopfara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafaaray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafari | 67 | 455,555 | / |
| Jafary | 67 | 2,764 | / |
| Safara | 67 | 1,506 | / |
| Zafara | 67 | 154 | / |
| Jafare | 67 | 146 | / |
| Jafaro | 67 | 101 | / |
| Yafara | 67 | 79 | / |
| Cafara | 67 | 29 | / |
| Yofera | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hafara | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sofaro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sofora | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jafera | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yofari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cofaro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafarashd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djaffarau | 67 | 1 | / |
Jofara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jofara in the Marathi language | ||
| जोफरा | jophara | - |
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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 Jofara
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