Thofu Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432

Thofu (10) may also be a first name.

Thofu Last Name Facts

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

Thofu occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Thofu.

How Common Is The Last Name Thofu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Thofu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thofu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Thofu is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The surname Thofu is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa Thofu is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent are found, Western Cape, where 25 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found.

Thofu Last Name Statistics demography

Thofu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.53% less than the national average, earning R 58,152 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tofu891,265/
Thafu80117/
Tofeu8062/
Thefu8017/
Tofup806/
Toffu805/
Tofui804/
Toufu803/
Tofus803/
Tofou802/
Tofau802/
Tahfu801/
Toofu801/
Toffeu73126/
Toufeu7365/
Toufou7327/
Tahafu7316/
Touffu738/
Toffou732/
Toufus731/
Toufau731/
Tahfou731/
Tehfuh731/
Tehfou731/
Tahfuj731/
Tefu674,066/
Tafu67949/
Taphous6717/
Touffeu6712/
Touffut674/
Tahafuj674/
Tahafou672/
Touffou672/
Thoifoe671/
Toufous671/

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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 Thofu
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