Jofu Surname
Approximately 363 people bear this surname
Jofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 337 | 1:379,360 | 12,531 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Jofu (14) may also be a first name.
Jofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jofu is most common in Japan. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Jofu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jofu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 780,352nd most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. The last name Jofu occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Jofu live; 93 percent live in East Asia and 93 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name in the world, held by 14 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 379,360. In Japan Jofu is mostly found in: Gunma Prefecture, where 52 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 19 percent are found and Saitama Prefecture, where 15 percent are found. Besides Japan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joofu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Joffu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Djofu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Djofou | 80 | 19 | / |
| Djofeu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ejiofu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Josfau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jijofu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tjofou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Joffus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sofu | 75 | 2,815 | / |
| Yofu | 75 | 1,034 | / |
| Jafu | 75 | 1,028 | / |
| Hofu | 75 | 292 | / |
| Cofu | 75 | 47 | / |
| Zofu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Iofu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eofu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Djoufeu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Djoufou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Djoffou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djofeuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaffu | 67 | 945 | / |
| Sofeu | 67 | 417 | / |
| Khofu | 67 | 397 | / |
| Chofu | 67 | 215 | / |
| Ijafu | 67 | 196 | / |
| Giofu | 67 | 95 | / |
| Zofou | 67 | 69 | / |
| Hoffu | 67 | 56 | / |
| Jophu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Sopfu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Jiafu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Jawfu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Jafeu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hofus | 67 | 24 | / |
| Jafou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jafau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hoifu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Scofu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tjafu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jafui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Suofu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yofou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soofu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoffu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zoufu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hofuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soufu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yowfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuofu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djouffeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cofeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huofu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cofou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coffu | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hopfu | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Jofu
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