Jof Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jof (193) may also be a first name.

Jof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jof (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻑ) is found most frequently in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jof click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jof? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Jof occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Jof reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 31 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 653,740th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 193 people.

Jof is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 100 percent reside. Apart from India Jof is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 15 percent reside and Malaysia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joof8620,533/
Jouf86520/
Jozf86273/
Jofe86130/
Josf8671/
Jofs8642/
Joff8635/
Jojf8611/
Jowf867/
Jgof866/
Hjof864/
Jopf862/
Djof862/
Joyf862/
Jiof862/
Ijof861/
Joft861/
Jodf861/
Tjof861/
Jofp861/
Jovf861/
Jyof861/
Johf860/
Joffe753,665/
Djouf75166/
Joffs7587/
Joufs7512/
Joshf757/
Joyfe757/
Djoof753/
Jousf753/
Josfe752/
Joffė751/
Djofe751/
Djozf751/
Joudf751/
Jossf751/
Jouff750/
Jopfe750/
Job6771,216/
Hof6713,158/
Jow672,808/
Jaf671,644/
Sof671,102/
Jov671,051/
Cof67467/
Jouffe67447/
Zof67283/
Eof6734/
Iof6723/
Yof6714/
Josfph676/
Ejjouf675/
Jooffe673/
Djoife671/
Djoufe671/
Johief671/

Jof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jof in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﻑjwf-

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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
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  • 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 Jof
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