Konfo Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Benin

Konfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Konfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1621:113,2853,348
Benin1581:65,4157,986
Cameroon1091:190,54219,833
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Konfo (11) may also be a first name.

Konfo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Konfo is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Konfo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 677,464th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Konfo live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Konfo is also the 3,487,849th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 113,285. In Burkina Faso it is mostly found in: Centre-Est Region, where 52 percent reside, Plateau-Central Region, where 12 percent reside and Centre Region, where 11 percent reside. Besides Burkina Faso Konfo exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 36 percent reside and Cameroon, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Konffo9146/
Kounfo9121/
Konpfo9115/
Konfoh9110/
Kohnfo919/
Konfoo912/
Konhfo912/
Ko'nfo911/
Kohunfo8312/
Kanfo801,658/
Komfo8017/
Confo808/
Konfa807/
Confoy73113/
Confos7318/
Konfat7314/
Komffo739/
Confoo738/
Konfaa736/
Kanfou733/
Confot733/
Konvoh732/
Konpho732/
Komfot732/
Kounfa732/
Kanfos731/
Conffo731/
Kanfot731/
Kunfoo731/
Komfoi731/
Kanffo731/
Kanfouh67174/
Khonpho674/
Kanfood674/
Keunfou674/
Khanfou673/
Khanfos672/
Khanfoi671/
Khomfoo671/
Khomfoi671/
Kanfous671/
Khenfou671/
Kounfeu671/

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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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  • 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 Konfo
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