Koefoed Surname

229,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Koefoed Surname User-submission:

The Koefoed surname means 'cow's foot' in Danish.

Koefoed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,4061:4,015356
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Norway561:91,82712,640
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Greenland141:4,027416
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
France51:13,284,544357,392
England51:11,143,612252,590
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Koefoed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Koefoed surname means 'cow's foot' in Danish.

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Koefoed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koefoed has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Koefoed? popularity and diffusion

It is the 229,904th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,138,300 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Koefoed are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Koefoed is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 1,406 people, or 1 in 4,015. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 64 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 11 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 11 percent are found. Not including Denmark this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and New Zealand, where 4 percent are found.

Koefoed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Koefoed has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,786 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Koefoed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Koefoed surname are 27.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Koefoed earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 61.81% more than the national average, earning 559,996 kr per year and in United States they earn 18.42% more than the national average, earning $51,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kofoed925,035/
Keefoed860/
Koffoed860/
Kofoet7799/
Kafoed7710/
Cofoed779/
Coefod771/
Kofaed770/
Kouefouet7511/
Koefoot7125/
Kuefouet67107/
Keufouet6745/
Koufouet671/

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