Kurfo Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Niger

Kurfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kurfo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurfo has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kurfo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurfo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Kurfo live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kurfo is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Kurfo is mostly found in: Embu County, where 100 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurfuo911/
Kourfos831/
Kurfoot831/
Kurfa808/
Kirfo803/
Korfo803/
Kurfau7314/
Kourfa733/
Korfoa731/
Curfoz731/
Curfos731/
Korfou731/
Korffo731/
Curfoot671/
Kourfah671/
Kourfach621/
Korfa6088/
Kirfa6012/
Corfo601/
Korpho5541/
Corfou5527/
Korffa556/
Coerfo553/
Korpfa552/
Cuerfa551/
Cheurfa503,482/

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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 Kurfo
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