Kofon Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kofon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kofon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1011:205,63421,118
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
England41:13,929,515290,718
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Kofon (17) may also be a first name.

Kofon Last Name Facts

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

Kofon has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kofon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,276,805th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Kofon are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kofon is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 205,634. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 54 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 20 percent reside and Centre Region, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koffon912/
Koufon912/
Kofuon911/
Kofoun911/
Kofone911/
Kofoen911/
Koifong8381/
Koyfong836/
Kouffon831/
Kojfong831/
Kofan80681/
Kofun80186/
Kafon8031/
Kefon807/
Cofon801/
Koufoune77139/
Kofonova7762/
Kotfoung771/
Koofoung771/
Cofone732,336/
Kophon731,271/
Kofane73934/
Kopfan73358/
Koufan73143/
Kofune7339/
Khofan7330/
Koffun7312/
Kafont7310/
Coffon7310/
Kafoon735/
Kafoun735/
Kafone735/
Koffan734/
Kaffon734/
Kahfon733/
Kofaan732/
Koffán732/
Kofoum732/
Koofan731/
Kodfan731/
Koyfan731/
Cofong731/
Kuifon731/
Koufom731/
Kofahn731/
Kapfon731/
Khofun731/
Kefoun731/
Keffon731/
Kewfon730/
Kaufon730/
Khophon67368/
Koufane67254/
Couffon67156/
Khofane67131/
Coffone67101/
Koiphon6779/
Khoifan6722/
Koffane6719/
Khafoon6710/
Kaffoen677/
Koofang675/
Coffoen675/
Kafoune673/
Khoufun672/
Khoufan671/
Kosfand671/
Khafoun671/
Qoufoon671/
Kafound671/
Koefaan671/
Kawfong671/
Koufann671/
Kafonck670/

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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
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  • 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 Kofon
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