Rofu Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Macau

Rofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Rofu (123) may also be a first name.

Rofu Last Name Facts

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

Rofu occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rofu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,544,715th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Rofu reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 123 people.

Rofu is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 677,221. In South Africa Rofu is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent are found, Gauteng, where 24 percent are found and Western Cape, where 15 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Rofu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rofu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.45% less than the national average, earning R 141,516 per year and in United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roufu8989/
Rofus8931/
Roifu8927/
Rofou8910/
Ruofu894/
Rhofu891/
Roffu891/
Roofu891/
Rofut890/
Roufou80181/
Rotfus80161/
Rotfuß8093/
Roufus8031/
Roofus8010/
Rofuth808/
Rohfuß806/
Rofusz805/
Rohufu802/
Roufau802/
Rofhau802/
Roffus801/
Rafu753,072/
Refu75198/
Rothfuß732,071/
Roufous73389/
Rothfus73365/
Rotfuss7328/
Roufaus731/
Roufaud731/
Roheefu731/
Rothfuz731/
Rohtfus730/
Roffuth730/
Rodfuss730/
Raufu677,716/
Rothfuss672,187/
Rothfusz67240/
Rafus67207/
Rafui67179/
Rouffaud67171/
Rafou6762/
Rafau6753/
Raffu6740/
Ratfu6729/
Ruifu6728/
Rafeu6726/
Rofoo6718/
Raefu6717/
Rothfuhs6716/
Rafud6716/
Raafu676/
Rafuj676/
Rhafu674/
Refou673/
Refuh673/
Rouffaux673/
Rafut672/
Rafup672/
Rofoe672/
Rafuh671/
Refuy671/
Reufu671/
Rawfu671/
Reffu671/
Refui671/
Rouffous671/
Rafuz671/
Rothfuus670/
Rothfuth670/
Rochfuss670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rofu
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