Alofo Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Alofo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alofo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Alofo (56) may also be a first name.

Alofo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alofo is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Alofo.

How Common Is The Last Name Alofo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Alofo live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Alofo is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 56 people.

Alofo is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aluofo9132/
Aloffo9112/
Aliofo911/
Galhofo8339/
Aloufou8330/
Gallofo831/
Alliofo831/
Alouvfo831/
Alofa801,732/
Alafo80248/
Olofo8037/
Elofo8027/
Alefo802/
Alloufou77154/
Aloufouh771/
Halodfou771/
Aloufa73165/
Allofa73129/
Aloffa73123/
Alafoo73104/
Oloffo7320/
Alafou738/
Alafod736/
Alopho735/
Halafo734/
Galafo733/
Ealefo732/
Alaufo732/
Olofos732/
Allafo732/
Aloifa731/
Golofo731/
Alofat731/
Alofah731/
Aelefo731/
Alafos731/
Alaffo731/
Aelofa731/
Alhofa731/
Allouffou7120/
Ahloufous711/
Eliofoo67123/
Galhofa6758/
Alloufa677/
Allafou675/
Alloffa675/
Haloufa673/
Aloufah671/
Oluoffo671/
Alllofa671/
Allahfo671/
Alouffa671/
Alofadd671/
Ellofoo671/
Allofah671/

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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 Alofo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis