Nkofi Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkofi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkofi 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
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
Guyana41:190,5559,777
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nkofi (16) may also be a first name.

Nkofi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkofi occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nkofi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkofi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,785,358th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. Nkofi occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Nkofi are found; 64 percent are found in Central Africa and 64 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename internationally, held by 16 people.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 27 percent reside and Guyana, where 4 percent reside.

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
Nkoufi912/
N'Koufi831/
Nkafi8025/
Nkofa804/
Nqofi803/
Nkhafi734/
Nkeffi733/
N'Kofa731/
Nkoufa731/
Nkeufi731/
Nkefui731/
Ngcofi731/
N'Kofey671/
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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 Nkofi
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