Kofen Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kofen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kofen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kofen (17) may also be a first name.

Kofen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kofen (Russian: Кофен) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kofen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kofen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Kofen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Kofen are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kofen is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name globally, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 28 percent reside and Bavaria, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kofend9124/
Kofent9123/
Koffen9115/
Koufen911/
Kofoen911/
Kopfen910/
Koffend8355/
Koffent8322/
Khoofen831/
Koeffen831/
Koffeng831/
Kofin80281/
Kefen8045/
Kafen809/
Kofyn803/
Kofne802/
Cofen801/
Kovfn801/
Kofhn801/
Kofenova772/
Coffen73646/
Kofina73563/
Kofink73197/
Keufen73169/
Kaffen7366/
Keffen7324/
Khofin7323/
Kehfen7319/
Koufin7316/
Koffin7310/
Kophen739/
Koifin739/
Kotfin736/
Khafen735/
Kofynk734/
Kafend734/
Koephn731/
Kafeun731/
Katfen730/
Cofeen730/
Kafeen730/
Kasfen730/
Copfen730/
Coffeen67614/
Khoifin67186/
Coffeng67180/
Kohfink6765/
Khoefin6746/
Koffina6743/
Kofnova6733/
Koffink6732/
Khafeen678/
Kaffoen677/
Coffenn676/
Coffoen675/
Koffing674/
Kefn674/
Kafn672/
Koephen671/
Koifina671/
Coffend671/
Cohfemn671/
Kuiffen671/
Kaeffen670/
Coffien670/
Cowfeen670/
Koffind670/

Kofen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kofen in the Russian language
Кофенkofen-

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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 Kofen
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