Kufi Surname
Approximately 856 people bear this surname
Kufi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 773 | 1:95,575 | 10,806 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
The alternate forms: Küfi (12) are calculated separately.
Kufi (236) may also be a first name.
Kufi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kufi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kufi (Hindi: कुफी) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Küfi. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kufi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 408,463rd most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,513,488 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kufi are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kufi is also the 583,008th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 236 people.
It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 773 people, or 1 in 95,575. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Küfi | 92 | 12 | / |
| Koufi | 89 | 1,396 | / |
| Kufai | 89 | 179 | / |
| Kuffi | 89 | 50 | / |
| Kaufi | 89 | 34 | / |
| Kufis | 89 | 20 | / |
| Kufio | 89 | 5 | / |
| Kufie | 89 | 4 | / |
| Khufi | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kuefi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kufij | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kufei | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kufui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Koufie | 80 | 2,818 | / |
| Koufis | 80 | 178 | / |
| Khoufi | 80 | 59 | / |
| Keuffi | 80 | 26 | / |
| Kaufid | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kouffi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Khaufi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Koufai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Koufei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Koufio | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaupfi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaufui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kauffi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kousfi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keufis | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kufa | 75 | 10,837 | / |
| Kufe | 75 | 932 | / |
| Kifi | 75 | 686 | / |
| Cufi | 75 | 682 | / |
| Kufj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khoufid | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kaufeis | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kufahai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kusfaih | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khaufai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouffie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khouffi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khoufai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaufa | 67 | 870 | / |
| Koufa | 67 | 543 | / |
| Kuffa | 67 | 327 | / |
| Kufeh | 67 | 170 | / |
| Cuffi | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kifai | 67 | 100 | / |
| Kufeu | 67 | 59 | / |
| Koufe | 67 | 56 | / |
| Khufa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kifoi | 67 | 48 | / |
| Koefi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kufoy | 67 | 25 | / |
| Koofi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kiffi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kuifa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Khifi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kuufa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Keufa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kufay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kuefe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kifie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kiefi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kuffe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaufe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kifui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cufie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kifei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuhvi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kufeĺ | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kupfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kufee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kufey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kifiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kufej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kufeľ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kufaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cufid | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kuffy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kaufhoit | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kufes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cufit | 67 | 0 | / |
Kufi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kufi in the Hindi language | ||
| कुफी | kuphi | 66.67 |
| कूफी | kuphi | 33.33 |
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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 Kufi
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