Yosofu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Yosofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yosofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Yosofu (740) may also be a first name.

Yosofu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yosofu is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yosofu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yosofu? popularity and diffusion

Yosofu is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Yosofu is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Yosofu reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 302,485th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 740 people.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bundibugyo District, where 67 percent live and Ntungamo District, where 33 percent live. Besides Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yossofou861/
Yosoufou861/
Yosefu8342/
Yossoufou801/
Isofu736/
Esofu732/
Yssoufou71129/
Josefu67320/
Yozefu6733/
Iossoufou6722/
Yissoufou679/
Ishofu678/
Isofou676/
Yssouffou675/
Isiofu674/
Jisofu674/
Yassoufou673/
Oissoufou672/
Issofu671/
Yasafu671/

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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 Yosofu
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