Mukofu Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mukofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mukofu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1141:139,03410,179
Kenya641:721,56130,456
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mukofu (23) may also be a first name.

Mukofu Last Name Facts

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

Mukofu is found most in Zambia. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukofu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,239,697th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mukofu reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname Mukofu is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 139,034. In Zambia it is primarily found in: North-Western Province, where 38 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 31 percent are found and Southern Province, where 25 percent are found. Beside Zambia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 34 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukhofu921/
Mikofu8357/
Mukafu8353/
Mukefu8327/
Mokofu833/
Mokhofu7753/
Mukhefu774/
Mikafu6713/
Mokafu6712/
Mucafu673/
Mukhaphu579/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mukofu
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