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
Koforo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koforo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Koforo is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Koforo reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Koforo is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 40 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Koforo is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside.
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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