Shufu Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Shufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
China31:455,773,85521,925
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Shufu (636) may also be a first name.

Shufu Last Name Facts

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

Shufu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shufu.

How Common Is The Last Name Shufu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shufu is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Shufu reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 329,982nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 636 people.

The surname Shufu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Shufu is most common in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and China, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoufu912/
Shuifu911/
Shaufu911/
Sufu89181/
Shaufus835/
Shifu80800/
Sufeu80173/
Chufu80146/
Sufau805/
Saufu805/
Xhufu801/
Sufou801/
Seufu801/
Soufu801/
Suffu801/
Sufut801/
Sufus800/
Schaufus7758/
Schuhfuß777/
Shoufoud771/
Soufou73927/
Chufus73164/
Suffeu73162/
Saufui739/
Sufouh739/
Suifau737/
Saufou736/
Chufuz734/
Saufus733/
Suefeu731/
Sufeuh731/
Shifuh731/
Chufuh731/
Shufoo731/
Choufu731/
Siupfu731/
Hsuhfu731/
Hsiufu731/
Seufeu731/
Supfus730/
Schaufuss7170/
Schuhfuss718/
Schufhous710/
Souffou671,482/
Zufu6774/
Xufu6754/
Saufaus6751/
Ssoufou6710/
Suiffeu672/
Schauffeus671/
Cheufou671/
Sueffeu671/
Soudfou671/
Suffuth671/
Schiffu671/

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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 Shufu
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