Scof Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Somalia

Scof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Scof (14) may also be a first name.

Scof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scof is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scof? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Scof live; 25 percent live in East Africa and 25 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 14 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. Excluding Kenya Scof is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 25 percent reside and Somalia, where 25 percent reside.

Scof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scof surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schof89112/
Scofe8921/
Scotf892/
Scopf891/
Scoof891/
Scoft891/
Scoff891/
Sof861,102/
Cof86467/
Schopf805,477/
Schoof804,719/
Schoff801,509/
Scoffe8026/
Scofft803/
Schouf803/
Scoofs802/
Scotff802/
Shchof802/
Scoift801/
Sckopf801/
Scoife800/
Scow75747/
Skof75500/
Coff75466/
Soff75331/
Soof75247/
Scaf75168/
Soif7597/
Copf7526/
Sopf7520/
Cowf7515/
Coof759/
Sowf756/
Scov756/
Scob753/
Cofh752/
Sojf752/
Sofh752/
Zsof752/
Hcof751/
Sohf751/
Sqof751/
Schooff73242/
Scofftt7377/
Schopff7334/
Scottff736/
Schoohf734/
Schouff733/
Schoupf730/
Scaff671,558/
Skoff67862/
Schaf67851/
Scafe67828/
Scova67583/
Schov6755/
Sgoff6748/
Scafs6731/
Scaaf6715/
Skoof6713/
Scoob6713/
Scháf6712/
Skouf677/
Couff676/
Søhof674/
Scoph673/
Shkof672/
Sckaf672/
Cojfh671/
Shcaf671/
Scqob671/
Scoub671/
S'kof671/
Souëf671/
Scauf671/
Scgow671/
Soiff671/
Scovh671/
Skofe671/
Shcow671/
Suoff671/
Cohff670/
Scaft670/
Scouw670/

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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 Scof
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