Kufe Surname

382,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kufe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kufe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Papua New Guinea811:100,66313,542
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Küfe (32) are calculated separately.

Kufe (251) may also be a first name.

Kufe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kufe (Russian: Куфе) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Küfe. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kufe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 382,080th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,819,255 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kufe reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 562,655th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 251 people.

The surname Kufe is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Not including Ghana this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and The Philippines, where 5 percent are found.

Kufe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kufe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kufe surname contracted 69 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kufe Last Name Statistics demography

Kufe earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Küfe9232/
Kufeh89170/
Kufeu8959/
Koufe8956/
Kuefe897/
Kuffe894/
Kufie894/
Kaufe893/
Kufeĺ892/
Kupfe891/
Kufee891/
Kufey891/
Kufei891/
Keufe891/
Kufej891/
Kufeľ891/
Kuife891/
Kufes890/
Kuf8686/
Koufie802,818/
Kouffe8099/
Kutfej8055/
Keufer8048/
Keufeu8038/
Koufeu8020/
Koufes8017/
Koufer8017/
Kuefeu8011/
Kutfey808/
Khufeh806/
Khusfe805/
Kuifer805/
Kushfe805/
Koufei802/
Koufey801/
Kuffee801/
Khaufe801/
Keuffe801/
Kuffey800/
Kufa7510,837/
Kauf752,020/
Kufi75856/
Kuff75256/
Kuyf75181/
Kouf75135/
Cufe7599/
Kife7552/
Kuif7551/
Kupf7520/
Keuf756/
Khuf754/
Kufh752/
Kufj752/
Kudf752/
Kuhf751/
Qkuf751/
Keuffer73179/
Kupffer7343/
Kaufher7315/
Kaufeis7314/
Kouffeu7313/
Keuffey733/
Koupfer733/
Kuipfer731/
Kueffeh731/
Kouffee731/
Kouffie731/
Kuiffer731/
Keupfer730/
Kauffey730/
Kuhfehr730/
Kaupfer730/
Kussfer730/
Cuffe673,039/
Koufi671,396/
Kaufa67870/
Koufa67543/
Kauff67532/
Kiffe67484/
Khouf67408/
Kuijf67379/
Kuffa67327/
Kufai67179/
Küfer67170/
Kuphe67161/
Kuhfs6792/
Kifea6780/
Cufer6763/
Küffe6760/
Kiefe6750/
Kuffi6750/
Khufa6748/
Khauf6742/
Kaufherr6734/
Kaufi6734/
Koefe6727/
Kufoy6725/
Koofe6725/
Kufis6720/
Kuifa6717/
Kuiff6715/
Kufås6714/
Kouff6714/
Kuhfß6711/
Keufa678/
Kuufa678/
Kufay677/
Kifie677/
Koupf676/
Kufio675/
Cufee673/
Kipfe673/
Kifeh673/
Kuyff673/
Khufi673/
Cufie672/
Kifei672/
Khufz672/
Kufch671/
Cufey671/
Kifee671/
Kufui671/
Kauffedt671/
Khoufech671/
Kihfe671/
Koudf671/
Kuefi671/
Kufeľová671/
Kufij671/
Coufe671/
Quife671/
Kufaa671/
Cufej671/
Kuifz671/
Khuft671/
Kauft670/
Keuff670/
Kupff670/
Kuffy670/
Kauffett670/
Kauhf670/
Kaupf670/
Kaufs670/

Kufe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kufe in the Russian language
Куфеkufe-

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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 Kufe
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