Komfa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Ghana

Komfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Komfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Komfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Komfa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Komfa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Komfa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Komfa reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Komfa is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khomfai831/
Koumfas831/
Kumfa80129/
Kamfa8091/
Komfo8017/
Komfi8015/
Qomfa8012/
Komfe807/
Konfa807/
Kemfa805/
Komfy801/
Gqomfa73446/
Konfai73225/
Qhomfa73126/
Khamfa7332/
Kompfe7330/
Konfat7314/
Komffo739/
Konfaa736/
Kumfai734/
Kompha734/
Kamfas732/
Komfie732/
Komfot732/
Kounfa732/
Koumfe731/
Komfoi731/
Konfay731/
Kamfay731/
Kamfad731/
Comfai731/
Kahmfa731/
Kumfah731/
Kumfas731/
Kampfa731/
Konfea731/
Khomfi731/
Comfad730/
Kamfai730/
Comfah730/
Khumfai67113/
Khamfai6773/
Kgompha6717/
Khamfad674/
Kamfatt672/
Komphat672/
Koonfai671/
Kumfatt671/
Koompha671/
Khomfoi671/
Khomfoo671/
Kahamfa671/
Comfaid670/

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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
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  • 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 Komfa
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