Koforo Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Koforo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
Koforo (40) may also be a first name.
Koforo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koforo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koforo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koforo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Koforo is the 3,485,539th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Koforo live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 40 people.
Koforo is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koufouro | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kaforo | 83 | 45 | / |
| Kofora | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaforos | 77 | 54 | / |
| Kafohro | 77 | 21 | / |
| Koufora | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kaforou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Cofforo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kafhoro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaforho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafooro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafourou | 71 | 315 | / |
| Kafuoros | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kafouroy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouferou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafero | 67 | 2,011 | / |
| Kafuro | 67 | 389 | / |
| Kafora | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kafourous | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kafaro | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kofura | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kofera | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cofero | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kofara | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kefero | 67 | 2 | / |
| Céforo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaforo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cofaro | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Koforo
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