Kahofu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kahofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kahofu 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
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kahofu Demographics

Kahofu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kahofu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kahofu is found most in Kenya. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kahofu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahofu? popularity and diffusion

Kahofu is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahofu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 50 percent live and Mombasa County, where 50 percent live. Apart from Kenya Kahofu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 25 percent live.

Kahofu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kahofu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Kaofu9130/
Kaeofu83329/
Khaofu834/
Caofu7317/
Koafu731/
Kaeophu62322/
Khaophu627/
Kajjafu621/
Khaophut572/
Kouopfou571/
Coafou504/
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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 Kahofu
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