Kolofu Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kolofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kolofu 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
Namibia561:43,0255,619
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kolofu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolofu (Russian: Колофу) occurs most in Namibia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolofu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Kolofu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kolofu reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 43,025. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Zambezi Region, where 95 percent live, Hardap Region, where 2 percent live and Omusati Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Namibia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

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
Kolofut921/
Kolofusz868/
Kalofu831/
Kalyofu771/
Kalafu67206/
Kalefu6752/
Kelefu6730/
Kulafu678/
Kelafu671/
Kalafut621,073/
Kalafus62246/
Khalefu628/
Khalafu626/
Kaleefu621/
Colafut621/
Khelefu621/
Kalafusz5781/
Khalafus5726/
Kalafuss576/
Qalloufus531/
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Kolofu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolofu in the Russian language
Колофуkolofu-

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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 Kolofu
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