Koufai Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Koufai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Koufai (12) may also be a first name.
Koufai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koufai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koufai occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Koufai.
How Common Is The Last Name Koufai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Koufai are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Koufai is also the 3,306,491st most common first name globally, borne by 12 people.
It is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger it is most numerous in: Zinder Region, where 67 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Koufai
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