Zofou Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Zofou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zofou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon661:314,68329,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Zofou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zofou is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zofou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Zofou occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Zofou live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Zofou is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 314,683. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 48 percent live, West Region, where 24 percent live and Littoral Region, where 23 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Zofou occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzofou9187/
Zoufou911/
Zoffou911/
Zofo8923/
Zofu895/
Dzoffou831/
Sofou80676/
Zofoa80583/
Dzofo8034/
Zoufo8028/
Zoffo8012/
Zafou809/
Zoufu802/
Tzofo802/
Cofou801/
Zuofo801/
Zuofu801/
Zoufouya771/
Soufou73927/
Zaffou73279/
Coffou7342/
Tzafou7341/
Djofou7319/
Soffou733/
Zoufeu732/
Zafoud732/
Coufou731/
Zhofoa731/
Zhuofu731/
Zahfou731/
Dzofoh731/
Tsofou731/
Tjofou731/
Czofus731/
Zafu6710,026/
Sofo673,446/
Sofu672,815/
Souffou671,482/
Jofu67363/
Zofa6797/
Cofu6747/
Jofo6733/
Ssoufou6710/
Zafo677/
Tchofou673/
Tsoufou673/
Xofu672/
Djoufou672/
Cofo672/
Zaafout671/
Soudfou671/
Ssoifou671/
Djoffou671/
Dzeufou671/

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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 Zofou
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