Alofa Surname
Approximately 1,732 people bear this surname
Alofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,130 | 1:9,147 | 1,274 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| American Samoa | 17 | 1:3,280 | 753 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
Alofa (552) may also be a first name.
Alofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alofa (Hindi: अलोफा) occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alofa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 232,966th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,207,590 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Alofa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 358,282nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 552 people.
The surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 1,130 people, or 1 in 9,147. In Benin it is primarily found in: Kouffo Department, where 49 percent reside, Zou Department, where 17 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Benin it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alofa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alofa in the Hindi language | ||
| अलोफा | alopha | - |
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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 Alofa
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