Kwofie Surname

22,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kwofie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwofie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana24,1761:1,118178
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
England861:647,88437,755
Canada561:657,95753,499
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales41:773,63329,106
Swaziland41:324,550996
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Kwofie (232) may also be a first name.

Kwofie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwofie has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwofie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 22,152nd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 296,809 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwofie are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwofie is also the 588,797th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 232 people.

Kwofie is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 24,176 people, or 1 in 1,118. Excluding Ghana Kwofie exists in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Kwofie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kwofie are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kwofie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 182.78% more than the national average, earning R 671,988 per year; in United States they earn 14.48% less than the national average, earning $36,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $49,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwoffie92352/
Kwofi913/
Kuofie83741/
Kwofis831/
Kwafhie771/
Kwafi73106/
Kwefi7386/
Kwafe7315/
Kwofa736/
Gwofe731/
Kuofi731/
Kwefe731/
Kwefih6714/
Kwoffa672/
Kwefeu672/
Kweffi672/
Kwafer671/
Kwefee671/

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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
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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 Kwofie
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