Kofi Surname

8,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kofi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kofi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana56,4561:47957
Nigeria2,9131:60,8114,524
Zimbabwe1,5431:10,0051,254
Indonesia1,4931:88,5809,278
Togo9451:7,6701,744
South Africa6231:86,96310,693
Iran5811:132,15612,051
Zambia4231:37,4703,748
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Cameroon2711:76,6399,456
England1831:304,47023,072
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
France731:909,900105,096
Liberia691:63,8925,540
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Ivory Coast491:470,84115,263
Burkina Faso401:458,8026,619
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Benin331:313,20025,349
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
China81:170,915,1968,932
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
India71:109,580,769786,157
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Kofi (213,624) may also be a first name.

Kofi Last Name Facts

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

Kofi (Hindi: कोफी, Marathi: खोफ़ी, Russian: Кофи) occurs most in Ghana. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kofi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kofi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,536th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 109,195 people. The last name Kofi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kofi reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kofi is also the 4,896th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 213,624 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 56,456 people, or 1 in 479. Beside Ghana this last name exists in 79 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Kofi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kofi surname are 9.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.96% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koffi89785,176/
Kofie895,637/
Khofi892,745/
Kofio892,445/
Koufi891,396/
Kofhi89347/
Kofai8943/
Kofei8934/
Koefi8933/
Kofiy8928/
Kofii8925/
Koofi8923/
Kofui8912/
Kofyi896/
Gkofi894/
Kofoi892/
Kopfi891/
Kowfi891/
Koyfi891/
Kuofi891/
Kotfi891/
Koffie806,475/
Koufie802,818/
Kuofie80741/
Kofoid80247/
Koufis80178/
Kofffi80114/
Kotfis80110/
Khoufi8059/
Khosfi8043/
Khoffi8026/
Koffai8020/
Kouffi8013/
Koffyi8012/
Koyfis808/
Gkofis806/
Kofish805/
Khofie805/
Koifui804/
Koofai804/
Koufai804/
Koffii803/
Koffio802/
Koufei802/
Koffij802/
Koufio802/
Kofich801/
Koeffi801/
Khofoi801/
Kopffi801/
Kooffi801/
Koofio801/
Kodfai801/
Koyfie801/
Kousfi801/
Koffoi801/
Kowfie801/
Koofei801/
Khofai801/
Koofis800/
Kafi7573,237/
Kofa755,786/
Kefi754,674/
Kofe75673/
Kofy75158/
Cofi7591/
Qofi7551/
Kéfi7515/
Kofé752/
Kofj752/
Kèfi751/
Kotfisz7358/
Khofieh7318/
Khoufid7317/
Khoffie734/
Khochfi734/
Koiffie732/
Kofeich731/
Khoshfi731/
Koffisp731/
Khoufai731/
Khouffi731/
Kouffie731/
Kofeish730/
Coffi6729,706/
Cofie6715,301/
Koffa678,014/
Kahfi675,122/
Khafi674,389/
Kafui674,247/
Kaffi673,454/
Kafai671,033/
Kaafi67924/
Koffy67853/
Keffi67710/
Koufa67543/
Kafih67525/
Kafie67411/
Koffe67165/
Gkofa67163/
Kafoi67138/
Cofei67100/
Khefi6797/
Khofa6758/
Koufe6756/
Kafei6750/
Kafiy6747/
Koifa6747/
Cofio6745/
Kofee6738/
Kefei6735/
Koefe6727/
Kuofa6726/
Koofe6725/
Kefiy6722/
Kofej6722/
Qoifi6720/
Kofet6719/
Kafii6715/
Kefie6714/
Kafio6713/
Kofea6711/
Kofes6710/
Kafij678/
Kofey676/
Qotfi676/
Kofeh675/
Kewfi674/
Kefai674/
Gkefi673/
Kafhi673/
Keefi673/
Kopfa672/
Kofaa672/
Kofhe672/
Kefih672/
Kofoa672/
Kophi672/
Kgofe672/
Qoffi672/
Kaefi671/
Khofe671/
Kofay671/
Cofis671/
Kefoi671/
Koofa671/
Gcofi671/
Kofaj671/
Kofhy671/
Kazfi671/
Kopfeish670/
Kotfe670/
Koofy670/

Kofi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kofi in the Hindi language
कोफीkophi-
Kofi in the Marathi language
खोफ़ीkhofi-
Kofi in the Russian language
Кофиkofi-

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