Cofley Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Cofley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cofley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cofley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cofley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cofley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Cofley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Cofley reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Cofley is most frequent in: California, where 33 percent reside, Georgia, where 33 percent reside and South Carolina, where 33 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 25 percent reside.

Cofley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cofley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cofley last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chofley920/
Cofle915/
Cofles83241/
Cofler83198/
Coofle83169/
Sofley83162/
Chofle8367/
Cafley8313/
Coffle835/
Jofley834/
Coflea832/
Cosfle831/
Coflez831/
Coflee830/
Coflie830/
Coffler77202/
Scoflea7742/
Koffley7718/
Couffle7710/
Cofflet778/
Caffley776/
Coffles772/
Soufley771/
Ckafley771/
Coflett771/
Caufley771/
Cofller771/
Cofflie770/
Cosfler770/
Chafley770/
Jofle735/
Cafle732/
Cofla731/
Cafly730/
Chafle675,652/
Kafley671,185/
Safley67841/
Kopfle6778/
Kefley6710/
Kofloy6710/
Koffle6710/
Cafler679/
Soufle679/
Soflee677/
Joofle675/
Caufle671/
Jofler671/
Coflli671/
Caflee671/
Soufly671/
Kgofle671/
Caffly671/
Caffle671/
Joufle671/
Joufly671/
Kofleu671/
Soflei671/
Qoufly671/
Choffelle671/
Coiff'lys671/
Scafly670/
Cafles670/
Soffle670/
Coffeller670/

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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 Cofley
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