Kofia Surname
Approximately 1,087 people bear this surname
Kofia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 460 | 1:100,391 | 8,786 |
| Tanzania | 342 | 1:154,800 | 13,955 |
| Indonesia | 252 | 1:524,798 | 42,627 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kofia (115) may also be a first name.
Kofia Demographics
Kofia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kofia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kofia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kofia is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kofia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kofia is the 338,461st most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,704,274 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Kofia reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kofia is also the 873,022nd most frequently held forename on earth, held by 115 people.
The surname Kofia is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 460 people, or 1 in 100,391. In Kenya Kofia is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 67 percent live, Bungoma County, where 17 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 15 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 31 percent live and Indonesia, where 23 percent live.
Kofia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kofiah | 91 | 212 | / |
| Khofia | 91 | 191 | / |
| Koffia | 91 | 8 | / |
| Kofiay | 91 | 5 | / |
| Koofia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kotfia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khofiah | 83 | 94 | / |
| Koffiay | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kofijač | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kofio | 80 | 2,445 | / |
| Kefia | 80 | 639 | / |
| Kafia | 80 | 548 | / |
| Khofijah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Coffia | 73 | 118 | / |
| Kofjač | 73 | 56 | / |
| Kafiah | 73 | 52 | / |
| Kaffia | 73 | 33 | / |
| Khafia | 73 | 20 | / |
| Cofias | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kaefia | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kofeah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kafiha | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kaafia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koufio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koffio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keffia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kafija | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koofio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koviah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kofiot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaefiah | 67 | 99 | / |
| Khafiah | 67 | 35 | / |
| Koufios | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kafaiya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kaffiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafegia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafayia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kofia
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