Jofur Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Jofur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jofur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden201:492,33835,486
India101:76,706,538639,611

Jofur (90) may also be a first name.

Jofur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jofur has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jofur.

How Common Is The Last Name Jofur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Jofur are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,005,046th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 90 people.

Jofur is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 492,338. In Sweden Jofur is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 40 percent live, Kalmar County, where 25 percent live and Östergötland County, where 20 percent live. Besides Sweden this last name is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Johfur9121/
Joyfur9110/
Hofur80498/
Sofur8065/
Jafur8058/
Cofur8042/
Jofor803/
Iofur801/
Jafour73554/
Jaffur7359/
Khofur7333/
Chofur7323/
Jaufur736/
Jafure733/
Joffor733/
Giofur732/
Jiofor732/
Jasfur731/
Cofour731/
Jaafur731/
Jafaur731/
Coffur731/
Hofure730/
Ejiofor6740,274/
Djafour67788/
Jaafour67548/
Jauffur67300/
Ojiofor67152/
Ujiofor677/
Coffour676/
Eijofor675/
Ajiofor674/
Jaffour673/
Jioffor672/
Djafeur672/
Zoufour671/
Jaafaur671/
Sopfhur671/
Coiffur671/
Soufeur671/
Chofeur671/
Chofour671/
Howfurt670/
Hoffurd670/

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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 Jofur
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