Cofton Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Cofton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cofton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cofton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cofton occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cofton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Cofton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Cofton reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is most frequent in: Virginia, where 38 percent are found, Louisiana, where 25 percent are found and Texas, where 25 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Cofton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cofton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cofton surname increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cofton Last Name Statistics demography

Cofton earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coifton921/
Cowton83677/
Kofton8343/
Cafton837/
Coftun833/
Softon832/
Zofton831/
Cobton830/
Scofftton801/
Chafton7777/
Cowthon7723/
Koftoun771/
Scafton771/
Cuifton771/
Scowton770/
Zouftoon711/
Chaftoun711/
Koftun67323/
Kafton67313/
Covtun67229/
Sowton67215/
Cowtan67211/
Cawton6776/
Koftan6763/
Caftan6745/
Joftan6732/
Safton6726/
Cowtun6723/
Kowton6714/
Zafton6713/
Kovton6711/
Softan671/
Cobtan671/
Jowton670/

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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 Cofton
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