Khofiya Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Khofiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Khofiya (23) may also be a first name.
Khofiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khofiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khofiya is most common in Malawi. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Khofiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Khofiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname Khofiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Khofiya live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 23 people.
It is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Not including Malawi this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khofiyah | 93 | 480 | / |
| Hofiya | 92 | 27 | / |
| Kofiya | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hofiyah | 86 | 91 | / |
| Kofiyah | 86 | 5 | / |
| Koufiya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hofiyat | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chofiya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Khofaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chofiyah | 80 | 340 | / |
| Khafiyah | 80 | 134 | / |
| Kahfiyah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Khofeyah | 80 | 8 | / |
| Khofijah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khoviyah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Choufiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafiya | 77 | 260 | / |
| Hafiya | 77 | 28 | / |
| Khofie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jofiya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kofeya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khofoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khofai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafiyah | 71 | 174 | / |
| Kafiyah | 71 | 128 | / |
| Koffiye | 71 | 44 | / |
| Chafiya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Hofiyeh | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kofeyah | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kofgoya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kaphiya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Khofaji | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khoffie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hofeyah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hafiyat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kofiyeh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kofayat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kofayah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khafaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koffeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koufeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khafiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khoufai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khafaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kofie | 67 | 5,637 | / |
| Kofae | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kofai | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kofei | 67 | 34 | / |
| Chafiyah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kofui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kofea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Houtfaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kofau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kofey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chofijah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chhafiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chofiyeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kofoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kofaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kofoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khafijah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hofaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chapfiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kofay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hofoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hofai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kofaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hofey | 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 Khofiya
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