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
The last name Alofa (Hindi: अलोफा) is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alofa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 232,966th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,207,590 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Alofa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alofa is also the 358,282nd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 552 people.
It is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 1,130 people, or 1 in 9,147. In Benin it is most common in: Kouffo Department, where 49 percent are found, Zou Department, where 17 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Benin Alofa exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 30 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
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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