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 occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khofu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 730,373rd most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. The surname Khofu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khofu live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent given name in the world, borne by 29 people.

The last name Khofu is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 11,817. In Lesotho it is most common in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 48 percent reside, Maseru District, where 28 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 9 percent reside. Barring Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent reside and Tanzania, where 24 percent reside.

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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