Akofa Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Akofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 64 | 1:2,767,856 | 88,308 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akofa (8,263) may also be a first name.
Akofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akofa is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akofa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akofa is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Akofa is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Akofa live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Akofa is also the 69,594th most numerous given name worldwide, held by 8,263 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 88 percent reside, Lagos, where 9 percent reside and Osun, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 5 percent reside and Ghana, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akoffa | 91 | 38 | / |
| Akoufa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Hakofa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Akoyfa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Akouffa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekofa | 80 | 911 | / |
| Akofe | 80 | 226 | / |
| Akafa | 80 | 217 | / |
| Akefa | 80 | 60 | / |
| Akofi | 80 | 44 | / |
| Okofa | 80 | 30 | / |
| Akofo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ahkhofah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Akoufaid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akkafa | 73 | 447 | / |
| Akhafa | 73 | 174 | / |
| Akefah | 73 | 49 | / |
| Aikofe | 73 | 22 | / |
| Akoffe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Akaafa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Okofoa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Askafa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akoffi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Akeefa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akofeh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akahfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akofou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hakafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akofie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gakofo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuofa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aïkofe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akafay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoufi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoufe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Adkofi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okopfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aakefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aukofer | 67 | 195 | / |
| Akoufei | 67 | 95 | / |
| Akuopha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hakaufa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akafass | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akophai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akoffou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aakafay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akaffas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoufui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akouffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuofou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Agkofui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ákosfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okouffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoufed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuifai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akafash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukoffa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Akofa
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