Tsofa Surname

239,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tsofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6521:27,9543,102
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Tsofa (294) may also be a first name.

Tsofa Last Name Facts

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

Tsofa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsofa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 239,503rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,358,580 people. The surname Tsofa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tsofa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 514,566th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 294 people.

The last name Tsofa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,652 people, or 1 in 27,954. In Kenya Tsofa is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 86 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 13 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya Tsofa exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 1 percent are found and Greece, where 0 percent are found.

Tsofa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (98%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshofa91103/
Tsoufa9115/
Tsiofa914/
Tsopfa912/
Tsofai911/
Tsiofas8339/
Tsoufai831/
Tsafa80536/
Tsofo80202/
Tsofi806/
Tsofe804/
Tsefa802/
Tschoffa772/
Tchofa73272/
Tsafas73233/
Tsoufi7374/
Tzoufa7341/
Tshefa7329/
Tsoffo7325/
Tshofe7321/
Tshafa7319/
Tsiafa7317/
Tsefay7317/
Tsafah737/
Tjhofa737/
Tsopfo733/
Tsoffi732/
Tshofo732/
Tsapfa732/
Tsoffe731/
Tsofyo731/
Tsofit731/
Tsofey731/
Tsiofo731/
Tshofi731/
Tsofou731/
Tsiefa731/
Tsofie731/
Cofa67562/
Tsoufis67173/
Tchoufa67159/
Zofa6797/
Tchoffa6778/
Zsoffai678/
Tsoufou673/
Tcsoffo671/
Zsoffay671/
Tzoufaa671/
Tsoufio671/
Tseuffa671/

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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 Tsofa
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