Roufaou Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Roufaou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Roufaou Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1121:185,43819,429
Niger691:278,1458,561
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Roufaou (519) may also be a first name.

Roufaou Last Name Facts

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

Roufaou is most common in Cameroon. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roufaou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,263,456th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. Roufaou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Roufaou are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 370,800th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 519 people.

The surname Roufaou is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 185,438. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 58 percent live, North Region, where 40 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Cameroon Roufaou occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 38 percent live and Chad, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Rouffao862/
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Roufaïu861/
Rufao835/
Rouphaou801/
Rafaou7728/
Rufaau775/
Rufahu771/
Rufaiyu714/
Rafaoue713/
Rafouou713/
Rofouya711/
Rafaouz711/
Rafaoup711/
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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 Roufaou
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