Cofian Surname
Approximately 241 people bear this surname
Cofian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 236 | 1:74,646 | 3,021 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
The alternate forms: Cofián (1) are calculated separately.
Cofian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cofian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cofian is more frequently found in Chile than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Cofián. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cofian? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cofian is the 1,041,601st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cofian live; 100 percent live in South America and 100 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.
Cofian is most prevalent in Chile, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 74,646. In Chile it is primarily found in: Los Lagos Region, where 58 percent live, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 21 percent live and Araucanía Region, where 12 percent live. Aside from Chile this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cofián | 94 | 1 | / |
| Coffian | 92 | 0 | / |
| Zofian | 83 | 9 | / |
| Qofian | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kofian | 83 | 1 | / |
| Coffion | 77 | 53 | / |
| Khofian | 77 | 20 | / |
| Chafian | 77 | 12 | / |
| Casfian | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tzofian | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zoufian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coffean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zowfiean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafian | 67 | 516 | / |
| Zafian | 67 | 110 | / |
| Caffejian | 67 | 29 | / |
| Cafion | 67 | 19 | / |
| Khofiatin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kofyan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qafian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cofião | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaffihan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zofián | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khofeiyan | 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
- 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 Cofian
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