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 last name Kufi (Hindi: कुफी) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Küfi. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kufi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kufi is the 408,463rd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,513,488 people. This last name is predominantly found 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. It is also the 583,008th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 236 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 95,575. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
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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