Cofre Surname

21,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile19,4531:906205
Argentina2,9891:14,3001,286
Ecuador2,3051:6,9011,127
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Spain881:531,27326,094
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
Peru311:1,025,29419,244
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Panama41:978,06412,245
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896

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').

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Cofre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cofre is most common in Chile. It can also be found as: Cofré or Cofrè. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cofre? popularity and diffusion

Cofre is the 21,650th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 289,867 people. This surname 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 numerous given name globally, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Chile, where it is carried by 19,453 people, or 1 in 906. In Chile it is most numerous 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. Outside of Chile Cofre exists in 31 countries. It also occurs 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 US average, with 53.85% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cofré93118/
Cofrè935/
Coffre911,022/
Chofre91323/
Cofres9130/
Cotfre9113/
Cofrey913/
Cofree912/
Cofrea912/
Cofere911/
Cofred911/
Coufre911/
Coofre911/
Cofrep911/
Cofret911/
Coffrey8319/
Codfrey839/
Coferre836/
Cofreid833/
Coffret832/
Coffree831/
Cooffre831/
Coiffre831/
Choffre831/
Coufrey830/
Coufree830/
Jofre8037,381/
Cofer806,597/
Cafre80207/
Sofre8044/
Cofry803/
Kofre803/
Cofra802/
Cofri801/
Choffrey7715/
Cofferre773/
Cosffret770/
Joffre734,195/
Jofrey732,706/
Coffer732,224/
Giofre73581/
Zofrea73457/
Jofree73420/
Cowfer73323/
Ciafre73257/
Copfer73252/
Caffre7357/
Jofres7340/
Chafre7333/
Cafere7328/
Coofer7325/
Cafrey7320/
Jofred7319/
Soffre7319/
Jofret7319/
Cafres7311/
Koffre736/
Kofrey735/
Cofier734/
Coufer733/
Coffré733/
Coffry732/
Cafree732/
Koofre732/
Chofré732/
Jjofre732/
Cafrie732/
Coifer731/
Cosfer731/
Cofeer731/
Zhofre731/
Kofree731/
Chofri731/
Jofrei731/
Zoufre731/
Sofrie731/
Coifir731/
Jofrea731/
Sofree731/
Sofreu731/
Cofris731/
Jofrer731/
Coffir730/
Kofred730/
Cofert730/
Caffrey679,128/
Gioffre673,460/
Jouffre671,212/
Ciafrei67614/
Joffres67346/
Couffer67134/
Chaffre6796/
Joffret6788/
Joffrey6781/
Soffree6761/
Koffrie6754/
Caffree6738/
Joffred6736/
Coffier6730/
Koffree6720/
Codfert6716/
Joyfree6711/
Joufret679/
Joyfrey678/
Joffree676/
Chafrei674/
Joufrey674/
Coiffer673/
Jodfrey673/
Coffeer672/
Giofree672/
Soufreu672/
Jofreed671/
Cotfrid671/
Cowfert671/
Joyfred671/
Joffrei671/
Koffere671/
Soufrey671/
Djofreh671/
Caffere671/
Cafrrey671/
Choufry671/
Coffeur671/
Jofreey671/
Soffrey671/
Cofferr671/
Coffray670/
Soufrei670/
Caffrea670/
Cofferd670/
Copfert670/
Caufrey670/
Coffert670/
Coofier670/
Cadfrey670/
Joifrey670/
Coopfer670/
Coufray670/

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