Kofolo Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kofolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kofolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793

Kofolo (19) may also be a first name.

Kofolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kofolo occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kofolo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,817,111th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. Kofolo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kofolo are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kofolo is also the 2,523,061st most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koufolo923/
Kouffolo861/
Kafolo8377/
Kofulo8322/
Kofelo834/
Qofolo831/
Kofola831/
Koufoulou806/
Kafoulo777/
Khofelo774/
Gqofolo773/
Kcofelo771/
Coffolo771/
Kofolap771/
Kofolga771/
Kafollo771/
Kafolou771/
Kofoula771/
Koufolia7160/
Koufalou712/
Khopholo712/
Koyfoula711/
Kouffelo711/
Kafulo671,124/
Kofela67414/
Kafola67184/
Koufolias6783/
Kafelo6749/
Cofelo6736/
Kafalo6732/
Kofala6716/
Koifoulla672/

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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 Kofolo
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