Cofu Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Cofu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cofu is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cofu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Cofu live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,354,443. In South Africa Cofu is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 73 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 13 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Cofu Last Name Statistics demography

Cofu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.88% less than the national average, earning R 135,732 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ciofu892,124/
Chofu89215/
Cofus8914/
Scofu896/
Cofeu891/
Cofou891/
Cofut890/
Coffu890/
Coffou8042/
Tchofu804/
Choyfu803/
Coffau803/
Coufus802/
Cotfus801/
Choofu801/
Coiffu801/
Choufu801/
Coffuy801/
Czofus801/
Coffui801/
Coffeu801/
Coufou801/
Coffut800/
Coffus800/
Sofu752,815/
Kofu75753/
Cafu75429/
Jofu75363/
Qofu7514/
Zofu755/
Tchofou733/
Tchoufu732/
Chuofuh731/
Tchofuh731/
Chafu67458/
Sofeu67417/
Khofu67397/
Caffu67159/
Kofou67135/
Giofu6795/
Cafeu6792/
Zofou6769/
Koffu6745/
Sopfu6731/
Koifu6729/
Scafu6722/
Kofui6712/
Cafuy6710/
Kofau677/
Kgofu677/
Tchoufou674/
Tchoffou674/
Qhofu674/
Tsofu674/
Joofu673/
Zoufu672/
Cafou672/
Koufu672/
Kofus672/
Joffu672/
Suofu672/
Soofu672/
Cuifu671/
Sofau671/
Kofut671/
Sofhu671/
Djofu671/
Tchoufeu671/
Tchoffeu671/
Sofuh671/
Zuofu671/
Soufu671/
Kofuu671/
Kofuh671/
Cafus670/

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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 Cofu
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