Katofa Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Katofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 49 | 1:49,171 | 6,085 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Katofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katofa occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Katofa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Katofa is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Katofa reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 49,171. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Omusati Region, where 90 percent are found, Hardap Region, where 8 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Namibia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katoufa | 92 | 48 | / |
| Katofea | 92 | 23 | / |
| Katoufas | 86 | 116 | / |
| Katafa | 83 | 71 | / |
| Katefa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Katofo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Katofi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Katofe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Katafaj | 77 | 60 | / |
| Katafay | 77 | 40 | / |
| Katafai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Katafat | 77 | 6 | / |
| Khatofi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kothofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaitofi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Katafea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kastofi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Katoufi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kotoffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Katatfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kathofer | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kootoofa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Koutoufa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kattoufi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ketafa | 67 | 102 | / |
| Koutoufas | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kotefa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ketefa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kotofi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Katafi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Katafe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Katafy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Katthofer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qatafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkoutoufa | 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
- 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 Katofa
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