Tsofo Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Tsofo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 111 | 1:172,901 | 6,167 |
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tsofo (38) may also be a first name.
Tsofo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsofo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tsofo occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tsofo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsofo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,177,228th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname Tsofo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsofo reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.
The last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 172,901. In Niger Tsofo is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 50 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 26 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Niger this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsoffo | 91 | 25 | / |
| Tsopfo | 91 | 3 | / |
| Tshofo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tsiofo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tsofou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tsoufou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tcsoffo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tsofa | 80 | 1,672 | / |
| Tsafo | 80 | 95 | / |
| Tsefo | 80 | 29 | / |
| Tzofo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tjofo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsafos | 73 | 510 | / |
| Tchofo | 73 | 340 | / |
| Tsafou | 73 | 264 | / |
| Tsaffo | 73 | 232 | / |
| Tshofa | 73 | 103 | / |
| Tseffo | 73 | 33 | / |
| Tsefou | 73 | 20 | / |
| Tcoffo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Tsoufa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Tsiofa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tshafo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tsapfo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tsopfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tsopho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tjofou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tsiefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tseufo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tshefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchoffo | 67 | 6,444 | / |
| Tsiofas | 67 | 39 | / |
| Zofo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tchoufo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tshopho | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tchofou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cofo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tseffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsaffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsiafoy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tsofo
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