Zofo Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Zofo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zofo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Zofo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zofo occurs most in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zofo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zofo is the 4,116,508th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zofo live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa Zofo is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 94 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent live. Apart from South Africa Zofo is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and Niger, where 9 percent live.

Zofo Last Name Statistics demography

Zofo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.94% less than the national average, earning R 111,828 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zofoa89583/
Zofou8969/
Dzofo8934/
Zoufo8928/
Zoffo8912/
Tzofo892/
Zuofo891/
Dzofou8087/
Zoffou801/
Zhofoa801/
Zoufou801/
Dzofoh801/
Sofo753,446/
Zofa7597/
Zefo7593/
Jofo7533/
Zafo757/
Cofo752/
Dzoffou731/
Sofos671,428/
Soffo67998/
Sofou67676/
Zoufa67537/
Djofo67373/
Soufo67306/
Tsofo67202/
Ciofo67123/
Zuofa6790/
Czofa6779/
Joffo6768/
Zeffo6761/
Dzafo6738/
Zaffo6721/
Chofo6717/
Zoifa6711/
Ziafo6711/
Zafos6710/
Zafou679/
Zofah679/
Zoffa678/
Dzefo674/
Shofo674/
Coffo674/
Zefoo674/
Zeufo673/
Sofot672/
Sofoi672/
Jofos671/
Zafoz671/
Sofop671/
Zuifo671/
Cofou671/
Zopho671/
Zotfa671/
Tjofo671/
Sowfo671/
Siofo671/

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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 Zofo
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