Joufah Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Joufah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Joufah (19) may also be a first name.
Joufah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joufah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Joufah is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Joufah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,427,875th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Joufah reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Joufah is also the 2,523,061st most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 67 percent live and Ondo, where 33 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 20 percent live and Yemen, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Joufah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis