Okofo Surname
Approximately 801 people bear this surname
Okofo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Nigeria | 96 | 1:1,845,237 | 66,383 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Okofo (407) may also be a first name.
Okofo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okofo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okofo occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Okofo.
How Common Is The Last Name Okofo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Okofo is the 430,251st most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,098,060 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Okofo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 427,366th most frequent forename on earth It is held by 407 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Apart from Ghana it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okofoh | 91 | 260 | / |
| Okuofo | 91 | 24 | / |
| Okoffo | 91 | 10 | / |
| Okofoa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Okofou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Okoufo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Okofoy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okoifo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Okuofoh | 83 | 48 | / |
| Okoffou | 83 | 28 | / |
| Okoifoh | 83 | 15 | / |
| Okoufoh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Okoffoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekofo | 80 | 5,258 | / |
| Okafo | 80 | 641 | / |
| Okofa | 80 | 30 | / |
| Okefo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Akofo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Okafoh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Okopho | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ekoffo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Akofou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okahfo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okafoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gakofo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okuofa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekofou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hekofo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okopfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okafoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okhaefo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Okhafoh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Akoffou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oukoffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuofou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okouffa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Okofo
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