Kouafa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kouafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kouafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kouafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kouafa is most common in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kouafa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kouafa reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Kouafa is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent live and West Region, where 50 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouhafa929/
Khouafa921/
Kuhafa8318/
Kouafi8312/
Kouafo837/
Kouafe834/
Kohafa831/
Kaoufa831/
Koafah831/
Qouhafa77204/
Kohafah7722/
Kuhafah7710/
Kouaffo777/
Kouaffi772/
Couaffa771/
Khouafi771/
Khaoufa771/
Kaofa7318/
Koafo7312/
Khouaffi711/
Khaofa6779/
Koafio6775/
Kaeofa6773/
Kohava6756/
Kougioufa6751/
Kaofai6711/
Qohafa671/
Kohafo671/
Khoafe671/
Kohafe671/
Kaoufo671/

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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 Kouafa
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