Find out how popular the last name Kuffour is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kuffour.

Kuffour, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kuffour surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kuffour in America

Kuffour is the 110825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kuffour surname appeared 159 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kuffour.

The history of the last name Kuffour

The surname KUFFOUR originates from Ghana in West Africa. It is a family name derived from the Akan language, spoken by the Akan ethnic group. The name likely emerged in the 17th or 18th century.

KUFFOUR is thought to come from the Akan word "kuffour," meaning "wanderer" or "traveler." It may have been given to an ancestor who traveled frequently or lived a nomadic lifestyle. Similar spellings in Akan include Kuffuor and Kufour.

Early recorded examples of the KUFFOUR surname can be found in colonial records and missionary accounts from the Gold Coast region (now modern-day Ghana) during the 18th and 19th centuries. One notable individual was Kofi Kuffour, a local chief and leader in the Ashanti region in the late 1700s.

Another historical figure with the KUFFOUR name was Nana Yaw Kuffour, a prominent merchant and trader in the city of Cape Coast in the mid-19th century. He was known for his extensive business dealings with European merchants.

In more recent history, Samuel Kuffour (born 1976) is a former professional football player from Ghana who played as a defender for clubs like Bayern Munich and AS Roma, and represented Ghana at the international level.

John Kuffour (1927-2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat and politician who served as Ghana's ambassador to several countries, including the United States and the Soviet Union, during the 1960s and 1970s.

Mariama Kuffour (born 1989) is a contemporary Ghanaian writer and poet whose work explores themes of identity, diaspora, and African womanhood. Her debut poetry collection, "Voices of a Muted Daughter," was published in 2018.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kuffour

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kuffour.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kuffour was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kuffour was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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