Kolfe Surname
Approximately 1,306 people bear this surname
Kolfe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kolfe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolfe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kolfe is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolfe? popularity and diffusion
Kolfe is the 292,632nd most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,580,050 people. Kolfe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kolfe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Aside from Ethiopia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koulfe | 91 | 51 | / |
| Kolfee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kollfe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kolffe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kolf | 89 | 1,475 | / |
| Koulfed | 83 | 19 | / |
| Kolfeed | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kolff | 80 | 625 | / |
| Kalfe | 80 | 280 | / |
| Colfe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kolfa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Koolf | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kollf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kolfi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kolpf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koulf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Colfer | 73 | 2,040 | / |
| Khalfe | 73 | 1,289 | / |
| Gkolfi | 73 | 258 | / |
| Kholfi | 73 | 198 | / |
| Kotlev | 73 | 34 | / |
| Koulfa | 73 | 30 | / |
| Kholfa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kalfes | 73 | 5 | / |
| Koulfi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kalfeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kolfai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kulfes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gkolfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kalfey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koolfy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kalfee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaulfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kalfie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Colfee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Colfie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kalf | 67 | 1,459 | / |
| Colf | 67 | 516 | / |
| Khalfey | 67 | 188 | / |
| Khoulfi | 67 | 153 | / |
| Colffer | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kolv | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kalfetz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kolgeev | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kolw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Collfer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Colfeer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Colffey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khulfie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaulfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalfesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kholfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coulfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalfea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kholffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalfeis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoulfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koulfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkoulfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalfeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colferh | 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 Kolfe
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