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 more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kofun.
How Common Is The Last Name Kofun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kofun is the 1,244,200th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. Kofun occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kofun reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 70 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 589,556. In Turkey Kofun is primarily concentrated in: Karaman Province, where 49 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 21 percent are found and Mersin Province, where 11 percent are found. Other than Turkey this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 28 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
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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