Kofana Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kofana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kofana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3931:52,8486,892
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
Solomon Islands841:6,9051,051
France31:22,140,907385,998
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kofana (41) may also be a first name.

Kofana Last Name Facts

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

Kofana is found most in Cameroon. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kofana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kofana is the 540,721st most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kofana reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 41 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 393 people, or 1 in 52,848. In Cameroon Kofana is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 84 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 13 percent are found and South Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Kofana occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 14 percent are found.

Kofana Last Name Statistics demography

Kofana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.06% less than the national average, earning R 94,908 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koufana92346/
Koffana9244/
Khofana928/
Kgofana921/
Khoifana8610/
Kouffana869/
Koufaina861/
Kofane83934/
Kafana83818/
Kofena8341/
Kofona8316/
Kofani835/
Cofana833/
Kefana832/
Kofano831/
Koufane77254/
Khofani77225/
Kafanga77158/
Khofane77131/
Kaffana77105/
Kafanas7720/
Kgofane7719/
Koffane7719/
Khefana7717/
Kapfana7711/
Kafaana778/
Khofany775/
Kofeina775/
Koufany774/
Koufani773/
Khafana771/
Kofaniy771/
Kosfani771/
Koufouna7199/
Koufaini7110/
Khophana715/
Kophanna712/
Kofanych712/
Khoufani711/
Khoufane711/
Kousfane711/
Kgophana711/
Cofano672,491/
Kafani67559/
Cofani67495/
Kefena6750/
Kafane6749/
Kafena6739/
Kafona6729/
Kafano6726/
Cofane6725/
Kofeno6712/
Kafanh6711/
Cafana677/
Kefano674/
Kafany672/
Kefona672/
Cofona671/
Koufounah671/
Kofone671/
Kofono671/
Koufougna671/

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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
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  • 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 Kofana
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