Kolofete Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kolofete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kolofete Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kolofete Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kolofete Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kolofete occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolofete? popularity and diffusion

Kolofete is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kolofete reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania Kolofete is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolefete8815/
Kolofati755/
Kolofaty755/
Kolofoti751/
Kholophethe74261/
Kouloufetio741/
Kholofati71149/
Koliofoti7179/
Koulafeti715/
Kalafet678/
Koulafetis674/
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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 Kolofete
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