Karofi Surname
Approximately 705 people bear this surname
Karofi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 669 | 1:264,787 | 15,152 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Karofi (63) may also be a first name.
Karofi Demographics
Karofi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Karofi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karofi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karofi occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karofi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 474,683rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,336,945 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Karofi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 63 people.
The surname Karofi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 669 people, or 1 in 264,787. In Nigeria Karofi is mostly concentrated in: Yobe, where 29 percent are found, Katsina, where 12 percent are found and Gombe, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.
Karofi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karoufi | 92 | 29 | / |
| Kharofi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Karofoi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kharoufi | 86 | 187 | / |
| Kharrofi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karafi | 83 | 1,087 | / |
| Korofi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Karefi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Karofa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Karofe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Carofi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kharroufi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kharafi | 77 | 431 | / |
| Carofei | 77 | 152 | / |
| Karafei | 77 | 95 | / |
| Karrofa | 77 | 42 | / |
| Kharofa | 77 | 30 | / |
| Karoffa | 77 | 22 | / |
| Karoufa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Karafit | 77 | 11 | / |
| Karafih | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kotrofi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Karrafi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kharefi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Carofio | 77 | 2 | / |
| Karasfi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Qaroufi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karoufe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karofea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karaffi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karafiz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karofer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kharofeh | 71 | 881 | / |
| Karafeiz | 71 | 122 | / |
| Kharoufa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kotrofis | 71 | 13 | / |
| Khairafi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Karafaiz | 71 | 10 | / |
| Karafist | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khoirofi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kharoofa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kharoffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karafa | 67 | 1,364 | / |
| Qarafi | 67 | 315 | / |
| Carafi | 67 | 211 | / |
| Kharoufeh | 67 | 144 | / |
| Karafe | 67 | 98 | / |
| Korofa | 67 | 67 | / |
| Korofe | 67 | 58 | / |
| Karahafiz | 67 | 39 | / |
| Korafi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Karhoffer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kherroufi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kerafi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Carofe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karafá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerefi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karafy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qarefi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kherouffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouroufei | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Karofi
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