Pofi Surname

355,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Italy

Pofi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pofi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6121:289,44916,259
Italy3161:193,53428,199
United States741:4,898,094251,818
France181:3,690,151224,666
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Pofi (65) may also be a first name.

Pofi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pofi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pofi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pofi is the 355,394th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 7,123,701 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Pofi are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 65 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 612 people, or 1 in 289,449. In Nigeria Pofi is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 88 percent are found, Kaduna, where 4 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Pofi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pofi are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pofi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 15.84% more than the national average, earning €34,787 per year and in United States they earn 23.23% less than the national average, earning $33,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phofi89383/
Pofit8990/
Pofei8910/
Poffi895/
Poofi891/
Pofie890/
Posfai8053/
Poofai801/
Poufai801/
Poodfi801/
Poffit801/
Pafi7578/
Pofa7565/
Pefi7512/
Pofe758/
Páfi751/
Photfai7399/
Poffitt732/
Pouffie731/
Phofa67372/
Poffe67320/
Poffa67233/
Poffé67195/
Pafis67189/
Paffi67122/
Poufa6755/
Pfofe6721/
Pótfi6713/
Pefie677/
Pasfi676/
Peffi676/
Pofer675/
Pofey674/
Phafi674/
Paufi674/
Poofa673/
Phofe673/
Patfi673/
Pafai672/
Pafie672/
Pophi672/
Pofet672/
Pefai671/
Phofy671/
Pafid671/
Pafhi671/
Phoffitt671/
Pofay671/
Poufe671/
Poiffait671/
Pepfi671/
Pafio671/
Pafih671/
Poife670/
Poffy670/
Pofes670/

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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
  • 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 Pofi
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