Skofa Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Skofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Škofa (1) are calculated separately.
Skofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Skofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Skofa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Škofa. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Skofa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Skofa is the 11,742,229th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Skofa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Skofa are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Skofa is primarily found in: Kano, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Škofa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Skoufa | 91 | 150 | / |
| Skoufas | 83 | 257 | / |
| Skafa | 80 | 116 | / |
| Scofa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skofe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skefa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Skoufi | 73 | 330 | / |
| Skafas | 73 | 62 | / |
| Skofey | 73 | 17 | / |
| Scofea | 73 | 12 | / |
| Škofač | 73 | 11 | / |
| Skovfo | 73 | 8 | / |
| Skofei | 73 | 5 | / |
| Skeffa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Skofis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Skgafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skoffj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Scoufa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skafay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skofid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Skoufis | 67 | 599 | / |
| Skoufos | 67 | 283 | / |
| Skoufou | 67 | 126 | / |
| Skoffer | 67 | 30 | / |
| Skoufes | 67 | 14 | / |
| Skofich | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shkafaj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Skovfod | 67 | 5 | / |
| Skopfer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Skofa
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