Khofu Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Khofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1721:11,8172,643
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
Tanzania971:545,79034,985

Khofu (29) may also be a first name.

Khofu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Khofu is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khofu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 730,373rd most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. The surname Khofu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Khofu are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Khofu is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 29 people.

The last name is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 11,817. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 48 percent live, Maseru District, where 28 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 9 percent live. Aside from Lesotho this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent live and Tanzania, where 24 percent live.

Khofu Last Name Statistics demography

Khofu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.17% less than the national average, earning R 154,068 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kofu89753/
Hofu89292/
Khafu80238/
Chofu80215/
Khefu80162/
Kofou80135/
Hoffu8056/
Koffu8045/
Koifu8029/
Hofus8024/
Kofui8012/
Kgofu807/
Hoifu807/
Kofau807/
Qhofu804/
Kofus802/
Koufu802/
Kofuh801/
Kofut801/
Kofuu801/
Huofu801/
Houfu801/
Hofuz801/
Hopfu800/
Khoufout771/
Koufou73938/
Koffou7359/
Kahafu7355/
Hofhus7346/
Khafuz7336/
Koufeu7320/
Hoffus7318/
Kophou7313/
Khafus7312/
Chofus736/
Koifuy735/
Koifui734/
Houfou734/
Khafou734/
Kephou734/
Hosfau733/
Choyfu733/
Khatfu731/
Kuohfu731/
Kaphou731/
Kouffu731/
Khophu731/
Choufu731/
Choofu731/
Hofuch731/
Hoffou731/
Hofeus730/
Hosfud730/
Kafu671,641/
Hofhuis67660/
Jofu67363/
Kefu67342/
Khaffou67239/
Hafu67188/
Cofu6747/
Hofhaus6736/
Qofu6714/
Kouffeu6713/
Kahaafu675/
Khafous674/
Hofeuch673/
Koufous673/
Kouphou672/
Kkoufou671/
Khophui671/
Hoffouy671/
Kouffou671/
Koufuth671/
Chuofuh671/
Hopfush670/
Choffus670/

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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 Khofu
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