Cofán Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Cofán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
The alternate forms: Cofan (198) are calculated separately.
Cofán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cofán Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cofán is most common in Spain. It can occur in the variant forms: Cofan. For other possible spellings of Cofán click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cofán? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cofán is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Cofán occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Cofán reside; 57 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,688,009. In Spain Cofán is most frequent in: Galicia, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Spain Cofán exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 29 percent are found and Puerto Rico, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cofan | 93 | 198 | / |
| Sofán | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cofon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cofone | 73 | 2,336 | / |
| Coifan | 73 | 94 | / |
| Cofane | 73 | 25 | / |
| Coffan | 73 | 23 | / |
| Coffon | 73 | 10 | / |
| Chofon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chofan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Koffán | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cofong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cofein | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cofhan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Couffon | 67 | 156 | / |
| Coffone | 67 | 101 | / |
| Choifan | 67 | 42 | / |
| Choofon | 67 | 13 | / |
| Choufan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chofane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Choffon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chhofan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coffein | 67 | 2 | / |
| Choufon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coffane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cioffan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coffamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cochfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coffean | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coffaan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coufant | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Cofán
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