Joffa Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Joffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
India181:42,614,743461,117
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Joffa (39) may also be a first name.

Joffa Last Name Facts

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

Joffa is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Joffa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joffa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,007,164th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Joffa live; 30 percent live in Oceania Islands and 30 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Joffa is also the 1,637,361st most common forename globally It is held by 39 people.

This last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 96 percent reside and Morobe, where 4 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and India, where 21 percent reside.

Joffa Last Name Statistics demography

Joffa earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 259.11% more than the national average, earning R 853,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djoffa913/
Jouffa913/
Joffat911/
Jozffa911/
Jofa8922/
Djouffa8338/
Joffe803,665/
Jaffa801,768/
Hoffa801,734/
Soffa801,007/
Coffa80669/
Joffi80197/
Jofai80115/
Joffo8068/
Yoffa8062/
Jofat8031/
Joffy8019/
Djofa8017/
Jodfa8015/
Joufa808/
Joifa808/
Zoffa808/
Ioffa806/
Josfa805/
Joffé805/
Jojfa801/
Joofa801/
Jofaz801/
Jiofa801/
Joyfa801/
Jopfa801/
Jouffe73447/
Djoffo73296/
Joffee73244/
Joffer73179/
Hoffay73155/
Coffay7378/
Soffah7355/
Joffey7351/
Joffet7346/
Djoufa7332/
Joffie7328/
Jaffah7328/
Hoffas7326/
Jaffas7320/
Joufah7320/
Jaffat7318/
Djaffa7316/
Yoffoa737/
Houffa736/
Soffai736/
Zouffa736/
Žoffaj735/
Coffaa735/
Ejiofa734/
Choffa733/
Joffei733/
Coffau733/
Jaffay733/
Soffea733/
Jaaffa733/
Jooffe733/
Jouffo732/
Joffes732/
Joshfa731/
Jaffai731/
Hoffai731/
Couffa731/
Zoffay731/
Hoffat731/
Sofffa731/
Jouffé731/
Jioffo731/
Zoffaj731/
Djodfa731/
Josfat731/
Coffah731/
Soffay731/
Zoffai731/
Jaffad731/
Josfau731/
Joofay731/
Hooffa730/
Hoffad730/
Sofa677,400/
Choffat67755/
Djouffo67637/
Jafa67584/
Cofa67562/
Hofa67332/
Jofi67274/
Jofe67130/
Zofa6797/
Yofa6747/
Jofo6733/
Hoffait6729/
Iofa6721/
Eofa6721/
Chouffa6717/
Jaffaux6714/
Choffay6714/
Souffay6711/
Zsoffai678/
Jofy676/
Hoffatt673/
Jihoufa671/
Zsoffay671/
Djoufea671/
Djuoffo671/
Djoffou671/
Choffad671/
Choffap671/
Choffas671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Joffa
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