Family name الجوفي (الجوفي 
) , globally, is quite a common last name. The family name الجوفي is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Yemen, where it is quite a common surname, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Syria, where it is a rare surname. Much less frequently, الجوفي is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| الجوفي | Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia |
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عبد الفتاح إسماعيل الجوفي President of South Yemen (1939-1986), YE (b. 1939) |
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| عبد السلام الجوفي YE (b. 1963) |
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