Chofo Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Chofo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chofo (11) may also be a first name.
Chofo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chofo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chofo occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chofo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Chofo live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Chofo is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 11 people.
The surname Chofo is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Chofo is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 83 percent live, Northwest Region, where 8 percent live and West Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Cameroon Chofo occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 18 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.
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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 Chofo
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