Yofu Surname

352,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,0151:125,9556,914
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yofu (12) may also be a first name.

Yofu Last Name Facts

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

Yofu is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yofu.

How Common Is The Last Name Yofu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 352,406th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,047,917 people. Yofu occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Yofu are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 12 people.

The surname Yofu is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 1,015 people, or 1 in 125,955. In Japan it is most numerous in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 52 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 20 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Mexico, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yofou892/
Yoffu892/
Yowfu891/
Yfu867/
Yoffou80136/
Ayiofu8025/
Yafu75885/
Jofu75363/
Yfou7549/
Ayfu7523/
Yifu7520/
Yfud754/
Uyfu752/
Yzfu752/
Yfup752/
Ojfu751/
Hyfu751/
Oifu751/
Ywfu751/
Ypfu751/
Ydfu751/
Yfuh751/
Yfux751/
Eyfu751/
Eofu751/
Iofu751/
Yafuz671,609/
Yafgu67169/
Yafou67124/
Giofu6795/
Hoifu677/
Eyfus676/
Yafus673/
Yafut673/
Joofu673/
Joffu672/
Yafuh671/
Yafeu671/
Ytfuy671/
Hyfeu671/
Yifou671/
Ayfou671/
Yfhgu671/
Yahfu671/
Yafuy671/
Jyafu671/
Hyfou671/
Yasfu671/

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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 Yofu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis