Kofi Surname
Approximately 66,739 people bear this surname
Kofi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 56,456 | 1:479 | 57 |
| Nigeria | 2,913 | 1:60,811 | 4,524 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,543 | 1:10,005 | 1,254 |
| Indonesia | 1,493 | 1:88,580 | 9,278 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| South Africa | 623 | 1:86,963 | 10,693 |
| Iran | 581 | 1:132,156 | 12,051 |
| Zambia | 423 | 1:37,470 | 3,748 |
| DR Congo | 274 | 1:269,633 | 25,289 |
| Cameroon | 271 | 1:76,639 | 9,456 |
| England | 183 | 1:304,470 | 23,072 |
| United States | 169 | 1:2,144,727 | 135,635 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98 | 1:83,201 | 11,009 |
| France | 73 | 1:909,900 | 105,096 |
| Liberia | 69 | 1:63,892 | 5,540 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Ivory Coast | 49 | 1:470,841 | 15,263 |
| Burkina Faso | 40 | 1:458,802 | 6,619 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Benin | 33 | 1:313,200 | 25,349 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Kofi (213,624) may also be a first name.
Kofi Demographics
Kofi Political Affiliation
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Kofi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kofi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kofi (Hindi: कोफी, Marathi: खोफ़ी, Russian: Кофи) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kofi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,536th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 109,195 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kofi are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kofi is also the 4,896th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 213,624 people.
The last name is most widely held in Ghana, where it is borne by 56,456 people, or 1 in 479. Outside of Ghana Kofi exists in 79 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Kofi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kofi last name are 9.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.96% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kofi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 48.28% less than the national average, earning 178,997 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.13% less than the national average, earning R 120,876 per year; in United States they earn 6.34% less than the national average, earning $40,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning $40,849 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kofi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kofi in the Hindi language | ||
| कोफी | kophi | - |
| Kofi in the Marathi language | ||
| खोफ़ी | khofi | - |
| Kofi in the Russian language | ||
| Кофи | kofi | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kofi
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