Kofe Surname

491,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Kofe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kofe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Cameroon1141:182,18519,170
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
Solomon Islands421:13,8102,567
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Köfe (87) & Kofé (2) are calculated separately.

Kofe (307) may also be a first name.

Kofe Last Name Facts

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

Kofe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻑ, Russian: Кофе) is found most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as: Köfe or Kofé. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kofe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kofe is the 491,715th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,828,449 people. The last name Kofe is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Kofe live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 26 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 502,288th most frequent forename globally, borne by 307 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.

Kofe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kofe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kofe Last Name Statistics demography

Kofe earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning $41,673 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köfe9287/
Kofé922/
Kofie895,637/
Koffe89165/
Koufe8956/
Kofee8938/
Kofei8934/
Koefe8927/
Koofe8925/
Kofej8922/
Kofet8919/
Kofea8911/
Kofes8910/
Kofey896/
Kofeh895/
Kofhe892/
Kgofe892/
Khofe891/
Kotfe890/
Kof86687/
Koffie806,475/
Koufie802,818/
Kuofie80741/
Koeffe80327/
Koffeh80119/
Kouffe8099/
Kojfer8058/
Koffee8050/
Kotfer8038/
Koifee8031/
Koffed8023/
Koufeu8020/
Koufes8017/
Koufer8017/
Koffey8014/
Koofer8013/
Kofeah8011/
Koifeh808/
Khofie805/
Koiffe802/
Kovfer802/
Koufei802/
Koepfe801/
Koyfes801/
Kopfeh801/
Khofee801/
Koufey801/
Koyfie801/
Koofeh801/
Kowfie801/
Koofei801/
Kofi7566,739/
Kopf7515,372/
Kofa755,786/
Cofe755,624/
Kafe753,092/
Koff751,815/
Kefe75779/
Kohf75162/
Kofy75158/
Kouf75135/
Koof7587/
Koif7537/
Khof7526/
Koyf755/
Kofh753/
Kofj752/
Kofp751/
Kowf751/
Kotf751/
Ckof751/
Kofs751/
Qofe751/
Hkof751/
Kozf751/
Kojf751/
Khofieh7318/
Kouffeu7313/
Khoffer734/
Khoffie734/
Koupfer733/
Koiffie732/
Kofeich731/
Koiffee731/
Kootfee731/
Kottfer731/
Koyffer731/
Kouffee731/
Kouffie731/
Kophfer730/
Kofeish730/
Koffi67785,176/
Keefe6720,842/
Cofie6715,301/
Koffa678,014/
Cofer676,597/
Khofi672,745/
Kofio672,445/
Kefey671,935/
Koufi671,396/
Koffy67853/
Kopff67684/
Coffe67652/
Kaffe67551/
Koufa67543/
Köfer67515/
Kafie67411/
Khouf67408/
Khoif67373/
Kofhi67347/
Kgafe67178/
Gkofa67163/
Cofei67100/
Kafee6778/
Cofey6770/
Kafej6770/
Kefea6758/
Khofa6758/
Khafe6757/
Kafey6757/
Kafei6750/
Cofee6748/
Koffs6747/
Koifa6747/
Kofai6743/
Kafeh6740/
Koveh6738/
Coefe6737/
Keffe6736/
Kafea6735/
Kefei6735/
Koefi6733/
Kofiy6728/
Kuofa6726/
Kofii6725/
Koofi6723/
Khoof6716/
Kooff6714/
Kouff6714/
Kefie6714/
Kofui6712/
Kophe6711/
Cofes6710/
Kaefe678/
Kefee677/
Kasfe677/
Koupf676/
Kosft676/
Kofyi676/
Kaafe675/
Kefeh675/
Kafeï674/
Gkofi674/
Kopfa672/
Kofaa672/
Kafeu672/
Kahfe672/
Kapfe672/
Kofoa672/
Kofoi672/
Kofay671/
Kofch671/
Kothf671/
Kuoff671/
Kopfs671/
Keufe671/
Kefeu671/
Kehfe671/
Khoff671/
Khoufech671/
Kadfe671/
Kopfi671/
Kopft671/
Koofa671/
Koudf671/
Kowfi671/
Koëff671/
Koyfi671/
Kuife671/
Coufe671/
Hkafe671/
Kuofi671/
Cofeu671/
Kuofh671/
Kuopf671/
Kotfi671/
Koiff671/
Kofaj671/
Kofff671/
Kofhy671/
Koopf670/
Kopfeish670/
Copfe670/
Cofed670/
Koofy670/
Coofe670/

Kofe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kofe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﻑkwf-
Kofe in the Russian language
Кофеkofe-

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