Kafoi Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Kafoi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 117 | 1:1,514,041 | 57,594 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Kafoi (26) may also be a first name.
Kafoi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafoi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafoi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kafoi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafoi? popularity and diffusion
Kafoi is the 1,511,557th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kafoi reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 26 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 1,514,041. In Nigeria Kafoi is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 93 percent are found, Lagos, where 5 percent are found and Kano, where 1 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Kafoi
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