Kofa Surname

83,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9901:23,2062,633
Liberia1,5791:2,792361
Nigeria8811:201,07012,047
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Papua New Guinea1461:55,8477,111
Cameroon1381:150,50016,554
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Lesotho401:50,8147,910
Benin381:271,99023,227
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Greece171:651,75273,285
Norway171:302,48730,120
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
England61:9,286,343223,652
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Kofa (1,712) may also be a first name.

Kofa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kofa (Russian: Кофа) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kofa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 83,641st most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,259,514 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kofa are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 185,598th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 1,712 people.

The last name Kofa is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,990 people, or 1 in 23,206. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Tana River County, where 78 percent live, Mombasa County, where 11 percent live and Nairobi County, where 5 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Kofa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (76%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kofa surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered with the party.

The amount Kofa earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 39.5% less than the national average, earning 209,379 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.71% less than the national average, earning R 190,788 per year and in United States they earn 10.18% less than the national average, earning $38,755 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koffa898,014/
Koufa89543/
Gkofa89163/
Kofah8979/
Khofa8958/
Koifa8947/
Kofai8943/
Koefa8939/
Kuofa8926/
Kofea8911/
Kofau897/
Kopfa892/
Kofaa892/
Kofoa892/
Kofay891/
Koofa891/
Kofaj891/
Gkofas80292/
Gkoufa80243/
Koffah80150/
Kotfas8095/
Koifah8051/
Kouffa8026/
Khofat8022/
Koffai8020/
Kofeah8011/
Khofad809/
Koufaz809/
Koufah808/
Koofai804/
Koufai804/
Khoifa802/
Khofas801/
Kopfas801/
Kozfay801/
Koffay801/
Khosfa801/
Kohfaj801/
Kohfaz801/
Kofasz801/
Kofeau801/
Kodfai801/
Kotfaz801/
Koufay801/
Koufoa801/
Khofai801/
Khowfa801/
Koffat800/
Kofi7566,739/
Kafa756,097/
Kefa754,530/
Kofe75673/
Cofa75562/
Kofo75288/
Kofy75158/
Qofa7570/
Kofé752/
Kofj752/
Gkoufas73241/
Khoifah73179/
Kousfas7335/
Koufass734/
Khofash733/
Kotfass731/
Koufash731/
Koychfa731/
Khoshfa731/
Khoufai731/
Khofaya731/
Koufach731/
Kohfatt731/
Khosfah731/
Koffi67785,176/
Kofie675,637/
Khofi672,745/
Kofio672,445/
Kofod672,349/
Kefay671,453/
Koufi671,396/
Keffa671,328/
Kaffa671,092/
Kafai671,033/
Koffy67853/
Kafoa67766/
Coffa67669/
Koffo67538/
Kofos67372/
Kofhi67347/
Kaafa67195/
Khafa67194/
Kefah67169/
Koffe67165/
Kofou67135/
Kafaa67123/
Kopha67113/
Kafah6796/
Koifo6792/
Koefo6772/
Kovah6766/
Kefea6758/
Khoshfat6757/
Kafap6757/
Koufe6756/
Kkafa6756/
Kafay6754/
Kafau6746/
Kaefa6739/
Cofas6739/
Kofee6738/
Kafea6735/
Kofei6734/
Keefa6732/
Kofiy6728/
Koofe6725/
Kofii6725/
Koofi6723/
Qhofa6722/
Kofej6722/
Kafad6720/
Kofet6719/
Kohva6719/
Khefa6718/
Kuifa6717/
Koufo6716/
Kofui6712/
Kofes6710/
Keufa678/
Kofey676/
Khofo676/
Kofyi676/
Qoifa675/
Khoffash675/
Kofeh675/
Kahfa674/
Khoufash674/
Gkofi674/
Kefai674/
Kapfa673/
Cofat672/
Kofhe672/
Qoufa672/
Gkafa672/
Kafaï672/
Kafga672/
Kofoi672/
Kgofe672/
Khofe671/
Qofaj671/
Kehfa671/
Kefha671/
Khoshfah671/
Khoshfas671/
Kafaj671/
Kopfi671/
Koffauth671/
Kowfi671/
Koïfo671/
Koyfi671/
Gqofa671/
Cuofa671/
Cofah671/
Kuofi671/
Kgafa671/
Kqefa671/
Kotfi671/
Kofhy671/
Kepfa670/
Cofaa670/
Cofay670/
Kotfe670/
Koofy670/

Kofa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kofa in the Russian language
Кофаkofa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kofa
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