Korofia Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Korofia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Korofia 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
Kenya1091:423,66923,058
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Korofia Last Name Facts

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

Korofia occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Korofia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korofia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name Korofia is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Korofia reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 423,669. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 47 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 44 percent live and Kakamega County, where 8 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 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
Korofya861/
Karofia861/
Karofiah804/
Karafia714/
Karafiat67133/
Kherefia671/
Kherafia671/
Karafiath639/
Karafiasz631/
Carofio572/
Karafiát53595/
Karafios5325/
Karafiáth503/
Kharafios501/
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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 Korofia
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