Tofu Surname
Approximately 1,265 people bear this surname
Tofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 893 | 1:60,669 | 7,662 |
| Japan | 251 | 1:509,340 | 14,568 |
| Solomon Islands | 78 | 1:7,436 | 1,165 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Tofu (733) may also be a first name.
Tofu Demographics
Average Tofu Salary in
South Africa
R 156,024
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Tofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tofu (Hindi: तोफू, Russian: Тофу) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tofu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 300,507th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,760,906 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Tofu live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 304,274th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 733 people.
Tofu is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 893 people, or 1 in 60,669. In South Africa Tofu is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 20 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 6 percent live.
Tofu Last Name Statistics demography
Tofu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.34% less than the national average, earning R 156,024 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tofeu | 89 | 62 | / |
| Thofu | 89 | 24 | / |
| Tofup | 89 | 6 | / |
| Toffu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Tofui | 89 | 4 | / |
| Toufu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tofus | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tofou | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tofau | 89 | 2 | / |
| Toofu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Toffeu | 80 | 126 | / |
| Toufeu | 80 | 65 | / |
| Toufou | 80 | 27 | / |
| Touffu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Toffou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Toufau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Toufus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tefu | 75 | 4,066 | / |
| Tafu | 75 | 949 | / |
| Touffeu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Touffut | 73 | 4 | / |
| Touffou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Toufous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tafui | 67 | 1,306 | / |
| Teffu | 67 | 1,268 | / |
| Tafuy | 67 | 242 | / |
| Tafau | 67 | 204 | / |
| Tafou | 67 | 177 | / |
| Tafuh | 67 | 152 | / |
| Tefau | 67 | 127 | / |
| Thafu | 67 | 117 | / |
| Tefuh | 67 | 95 | / |
| Tefou | 67 | 61 | / |
| Tafeu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Taffu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Tophu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Taefu | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ștefu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Tefeu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Thefu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Teefu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tapfu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tafut | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tasfu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Taufu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tafuj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tatfu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taafu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tofoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toufouss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tazfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tefui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tafup | 67 | 1 | / |
Tofu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tofu in the Hindi language | ||
| तोफू | tophu | - |
| Tofu in the Russian language | ||
| Тофу | tofu | - |
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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
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- 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 Tofu
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