Cofala Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Cofala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cofala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
France41:16,605,680368,153
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Cofala Last Name Facts

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

Cofala is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cofala.

How Common Is The Last Name Cofala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Cofala occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Cofala reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany Cofala is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 22 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cofalla9293/
Chopfala863/
Cafala833,161/
Cofała83706/
Sofala83103/
Zofala8327/
Cofela8319/
Kofala8316/
Ciofalo77764/
Chafala77144/
Koofala777/
Kofalah776/
Coufalý774/
Cafalla773/
Cafalia773/
Coffola773/
Koufala773/
Coufalá772/
Chofale772/
Kopfala772/
Kofalya771/
Zofalla771/
Zoufala771/
Soufala771/
Cofolla771/
Sofahla771/
Chaffala7121/
Cioffalo7119/
Dciofalo716/
Cafallas713/
Chhafala711/
Chapfala711/
Coufalis711/
Koufalia711/
Tchafala711/
Tsoufala711/
Cafailla711/
Chafalla711/
Choufali711/
Cafailoa711/
Kefala672,831/
Sofola67888/
Kofela67414/
Kafala67147/
Qofela6787/
Kofali6780/
Safala6777/
Cafola6753/
Cofelo6736/
Koufalias6730/
Cafalaggi6714/
Jafala6712/
Sofalo679/
Céfalo673/
D'Ciofalo672/
Céfola672/
Kofalı672/
Cafalo672/
Cafała671/
Caufailla671/
Cafali671/
Choufgale671/
Kofola671/
Zafala671/
Zofali671/
Cafaly670/

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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 Cofala
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