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 surname Kwofie occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kwofie.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwofie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kwofie is the 22,152nd most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 296,809 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwofie reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 588,797th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 232 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 24,176 people, or 1 in 1,118. Without taking into account Ghana this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Kwofie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kwofie last name are 18.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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
  • 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 Kwofie
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