Kofun Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Kofun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 132 | 1:589,556 | 31,889 |
| Japan | 52 | 1:2,458,544 | 30,480 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kofun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kofun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kofun is found most frequently in Turkey. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kofun? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kofun is the 1,244,200th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kofun reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 70 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
Kofun is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 589,556. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Karaman Province, where 49 percent live, Ankara Province, where 21 percent live and Mersin Province, where 11 percent live. Beside Turkey this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kofune | 91 | 39 | / |
| Koffun | 91 | 12 | / |
| Kofoun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khofun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khoufun | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kofon | 80 | 179 | / |
| Kafun | 80 | 46 | / |
| Kefun | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kofum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koufoune | 77 | 139 | / |
| Kofunova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kotfoung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koofoung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafune | 73 | 31 | / |
| Kaffun | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kafunc | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kafoun | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kafunt | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khafun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kofoum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koufon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koffon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaufun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kefoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kofoen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafeun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kadfun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coffun | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kaufung | 67 | 217 | / |
| Kaewfun | 67 | 29 | / |
| Khadfun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kotphun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kafoune | 67 | 3 | / |
| Katfung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafound | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouffon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafundd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khatfun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafungh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapfune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kauffun | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kofun
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