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

The last name Rofu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rofu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,544,715th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname Rofu occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Rofu are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 123 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 677,221. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Western Cape, where 15 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

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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  • 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 Rofu
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