Cofre Surname
Approximately 25,141 people bear this surname
Cofre Surname User-submission:
The Cofre surname means 'chest' in Spanish, in the sense of a treasure-chest (from French coffre, Latin cophinus, meaning 'basket' or 'grave').
Cofre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 19,453 | 1:906 | 205 |
| Argentina | 2,989 | 1:14,300 | 1,286 |
| Ecuador | 2,305 | 1:6,901 | 1,127 |
| United States | 113 | 1:3,207,601 | 184,423 |
| Spain | 88 | 1:531,273 | 26,094 |
| Brazil | 86 | 1:2,489,236 | 75,804 |
| Peru | 31 | 1:1,025,294 | 19,244 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Falkland Islands | 3 | 1:1,044 | 221 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
The alternate forms: Cofré (118) & Cofrè (5) are calculated separately.
Cofre (14) may also be a first name.
Cofre Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Cofre surname means 'chest' in Spanish, in the sense of a treasure-chest (from French coffre, Latin cophinus, meaning 'basket' or 'grave').
- deleted-173293Cofre Demographics
Average Cofre Salary in
United States
$38,230 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cofre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cofre Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cofre is found most in Chile. It may be found as a variant: Cofré or Cofrè. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cofre? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 21,650th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 289,867 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Cofre live; 99 percent live in South America and 89 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Cofre is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.
The surname Cofre is most commonly occurring in Chile, where it is held by 19,453 people, or 1 in 906. In Chile Cofre is most common in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 38 percent are found, Bío Bío Region, where 15 percent are found and Maule Region, where 12 percent are found. Not including Chile it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 12 percent are found and Ecuador, where 9 percent are found.
Cofre Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Cofre are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the party.
The amount Cofre earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 75% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,923 per year; in United States they earn 11.4% less than the national average, earning $38,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.09% more than the national average, earning $60,657 CAD per year.
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