Kofai Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Kofai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Kofai (12) may also be a first name.
Kofai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kofai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kofai is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kofai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kofai is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Kofai reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 28 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Kofai is also the 3,306,491st most common first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Kofai is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 79 percent reside, North Region, where 14 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 7 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside.
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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 Kofai
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