Cophiso Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Cophiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cophiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693

Cophiso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cophiso is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cophiso? popularity and diffusion

Cophiso is the 4,772,636th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Cophiso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cophiso are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Cophiso is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa Cophiso is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 93 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 7 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 12 percent are found.

Cophiso Last Name Statistics demography

Cophiso earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.22% less than the national average, earning R 127,800 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chophiso93117/
Copiso92541/
Copioso86506/
Chopiso8673/
Qophiso8648/
Cophizo862/
Copisco862/
Copisho861/
Khophiso802/
Sophisho801/
Capiso7759/
Copico7743/
Kopiso7740/
Qopiso772/
Copisa771/
K'Hophiso7510/
Kgophisho751/
Kgopiso71219/
Capisos7154/
Khopiso7121/
Copiozo7117/
Capuiso7114/
Copitco716/
Copaico712/
Qophisa711/
Chopisa711/
Capisio711/
Copisah711/
Kgopisho67124/
Copitsas674/
Khaphiso672/
Chafisou671/
Chapaiso671/
Choupisa671/

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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
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  • 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 Cophiso
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