Kofani Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kofani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kofani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kofani (10) may also be a first name.

Kofani Last Name Facts

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

Kofani has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kofani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Kofani occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kofani are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kofani is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Kofani is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 50 percent live and Midlands Province, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Kofani is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Iran, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khofani92225/
Koufani923/
Kosfani921/
Kofaniy921/
Koufaini8610/
Khoufani861/
Kofane83934/
Kofana83594/
Kafani83559/
Cofani83495/
Kefani837/
Kofeni831/
Coffani77662/
Koufana77346/
Koufane77254/
Khofane77131/
Koffana7744/
Kgofane7719/
Koffane7719/
Khafani7712/
Khofana778/
Kofonis777/
Khofany775/
Khefani774/
Koufany774/
Kaffani772/
Kafangi771/
Keffani771/
Kofeini771/
Qoufani771/
Gkafani771/
Khoifana7110/
Kouffana719/
Khawfani716/
Kofanych712/
Khophani711/
Kousfane711/
Koufaina711/
Khafangi711/
Khoufane711/
Kefeni672,742/
Kafana67818/
Kefane67182/
Kafeni67105/
Khophanit6783/
Kafane6749/
Cofoni6743/
Cafani6736/
Cofane6725/
Kafoni6722/
Kofona6716/
Kafanh6711/
Khachfani6710/
Qafani675/
Cofana673/
Kefany672/
Kafany672/
Kophainoi671/
Kofene671/
Kofone671/

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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 Kofani
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