Joof Surname
Approximately 20,533 people bear this surname
Joof Surname Definition:
This surname has been adopted by members of the Diouf or Joof clan. A historically important clan, they are recorded as far back as the 13th century, when a clan member was King of Laah (now part of Senegal.) The clan's totem is the antelope, which clan members are prohibited from harming.
Read More About This SurnameJoof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 19,996 | 1:96 | 22 |
| England | 159 | 1:350,428 | 25,285 |
| United States | 130 | 1:2,788,146 | 165,890 |
| Spain | 54 | 1:865,778 | 34,484 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Sweden | 48 | 1:205,141 | 14,201 |
| Norway | 28 | 1:183,653 | 21,594 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
Joof (28) may also be a first name.
Joof Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname has been adopted by members of the Diouf or Joof clan. A historically important clan, they are recorded as far back as the 13th century, when a clan member was King of Laah (now part of Senegal.) The clan's totem is the antelope, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become antelope when they die.
Joof Demographics
Average Joof Salary in
United States
$30,904 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Joof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joof Come From? nationality or country of origin
Joof is more commonly found in The Gambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Joof? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,198th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 354,919 people. The surname Joof occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Joof reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Joof is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 28 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The Gambia, where it is carried by 19,996 people, or 1 in 96. Excluding The Gambia it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Joof Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Joof last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Joof earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 40.53% less than the national average, earning 205,804 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.38% less than the national average, earning $30,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12% less than the national average, earning $43,720 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djoof | 89 | 3 | / |
| Jof | 86 | 26 | / |
| Jooffe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hoof | 75 | 2,275 | / |
| Jouf | 75 | 520 | / |
| Jozf | 75 | 273 | / |
| Soof | 75 | 247 | / |
| Jofe | 75 | 130 | / |
| Joob | 75 | 105 | / |
| Josf | 75 | 71 | / |
| Jofs | 75 | 42 | / |
| Joff | 75 | 35 | / |
| Joef | 75 | 17 | / |
| Yoof | 75 | 11 | / |
| Jojf | 75 | 11 | / |
| Coof | 75 | 9 | / |
| Jowf | 75 | 7 | / |
| Jgof | 75 | 6 | / |
| Eoof | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hjof | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zoof | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ioof | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jiof | 75 | 2 | / |
| Joov | 75 | 2 | / |
| Joyf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Djof | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jopf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Joft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jodf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tjof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jofp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jovf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jyof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Johf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Joffe | 67 | 3,665 | / |
| Hooft | 67 | 2,010 | / |
| Hoofs | 67 | 513 | / |
| Hooff | 67 | 300 | / |
| Hoofe | 67 | 198 | / |
| Djouf | 67 | 166 | / |
| Joffs | 67 | 87 | / |
| Khoof | 67 | 16 | / |
| Joufs | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hoopf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Joyfe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Joshf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jousf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Joeff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Joefh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Josfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jossf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geoof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaoof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scoof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joudf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hootf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joffė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yooof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oojuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujoov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djozf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jopfe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jouff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoofp | 67 | 0 | / |
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