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
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
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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