Kachofa Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kachofa Surname Definition:

Kachofa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bicycle enthusiast.

Kachofa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zambia311:511,28822,588

Kachofa (21) may also be a first name.

Kachofa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kachofa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bicycle enthusiast.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Kachofa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kachofa occurs most in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kachofa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Kachofa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kachofa are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kachofa is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 21 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Outside of The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 43 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katchofa932/
Kacofa921/
Kachafa8623/
Kochofa8621/
Kachefa862/
Kotchofa80150/
Katshofa8056/
Kochoffa8019/
Kacheefa802/
Kechoufa801/
Kotchoffa75368/
Kacheefah751/
Kachafi712/
Cachefa711/
Khachafi67284/
Kachavah67120/
Kotchofi671/
Katsofas671/
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Footnotes

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kachofa
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