Jofs Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Jofs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jofs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Finland121:458,05828,977
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Jofs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jofs is most common in Sweden. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Jofs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jofs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jofs is the 3,017,195th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Jofs is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Jofs reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 428,120. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 74 percent are found, Dalarna County, where 17 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Sweden it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Jofs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jofs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jofs last name expanded 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jofs Last Name Statistics demography

Jofs earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joffs8987/
Joufs8912/
Jof8626/
Joof7520,533/
Jobs751,546/
Hofs75894/
Jouf75520/
Jozf75273/
Jofe75130/
Josf7571/
Joff7535/
Jafs7516/
Jojf7511/
Jows7511/
Jowf757/
Jgof756/
Hjof754/
Yofs752/
Jiof752/
Joyf752/
Djof752/
Jopf752/
Joft751/
Jovs751/
Tjof751/
Jodf751/
Jofp751/
Jovf751/
Jyof751/
Ijof751/
Eofs750/
Johf750/
Cofs750/
Joffe673,665/
Hoofs67513/
Hoffs67351/
Djouf67166/
Jobsz67149/
Hofst6797/
Jofçe6736/
Hofsø6736/
Joshf677/
Joyfe677/
Coffs675/
Joobs674/
Zopfs674/
Jousf673/
Djoof673/
Iofse673/
Jaffs672/
Josfe672/
Jofce672/
Johws671/
Jeafs671/
Jossf671/
Joudf671/
Soofs671/
Joffė671/
Yofse671/
Djofe671/
Djozf671/
Heofs670/
Jowst670/
Coifs670/
Jopfe670/
Yopfs670/
Geofs670/
Jouff670/
Jovst670/
Houfs670/
Coofs670/

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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 Jofs
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