Cofax Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cofax Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cofax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales21:784,20816,349

Cofax Last Name Facts

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

Cofax is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cofax? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Cofax reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England Cofax is mostly concentrated in: Cheshire, where 64 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 27 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Scotland, where 17 percent are found.

Cofax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cofax has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cofax last name rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cofas8039/
Kofax802/
Cafax801/
Cotfas731,007/
Cafaxe7372/
Coffas7339/
Cofais7317/
Coufas738/
Koufax736/
Coffex735/
Coface734/
Cofack731/
Cofase731/
Cofass730/
Coffag730/
Cotfase6741/
Chafaux6720/
Coufeix678/
Cofface671/
Coffack670/

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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 Cofax
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