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 can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kofia? popularity and diffusion
Kofia is the 338,461st most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,704,274 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 115 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 100,391. In Kenya Kofia is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 67 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 17 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 15 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 23 percent are found.
Kofia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally 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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