Jufu Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Jufu (607) may also be a first name.

Jufu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jufu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jufu.

How Common Is The Last Name Jufu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,220,661st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. Jufu is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Jufu reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jufu is also the 339,191st most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 607 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 75 percent live, Ondo, where 17 percent live and Bayelsa, where 2 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ejufu8930/
Juffu896/
Ojufu896/
Juifu893/
Jiufu892/
Djufu891/
Juffus801/
Djufou801/
Sufu75181/
Yufu75123/
Zufu7574/
Iufu7555/
Hufu7524/
Cufu754/
Djoufeu7311/
Djeufeu733/
Djoufou732/
Djuifeu731/
Yusfu671,104/
Yufus67226/
Sufeu67173/
Chufu67146/
Yufui6765/
Khufu6726/
Yufuy6725/
Zhufu6722/
Yuffu6717/
Youfu6717/
Zufuß6715/
Yufuh6710/
Sufau675/
Saufu675/
Joofu673/
Hufus672/
Zoufu672/
Huifu672/
Soufu671/
Zufau671/
Hufou671/
Yufou671/
Houfu671/
Geufu671/
Djouffeu671/
Seufu671/
Zuifu671/
Suffu671/
Cuifu671/
Cuffu670/

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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 Jufu
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