Balofa Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

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

Balofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Balofa Last Name Facts

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

Balofa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Balofa.

How Common Is The Last Name Balofa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Balofa occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Balofa reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and Morocco, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baloufa921/
Balloufa861/
Balafa83431/
Bolofa83236/
Balofo8394/
Balofi8350/
Balefa8323/
Belofa832/
Walofa831/
Baloufaud8024/
Balafas771,087/
Bahlova7727/
Balofer7717/
Ballafa775/
Walopfa772/
Baloufi772/
Baliafa772/
Balafaz772/
Ballofy771/
Beliofa771/
Boloofa771/
Bolofoa771/
Balafad771/
Balafah771/
Balaffa771/
Baleefa771/
Beloffa771/
Baloffi771/
Belowfa771/
Balloufaud7537/
Bouloufa711,409/
Baliafas7141/
Baloffet7132/
Balloffy7119/
Ballofet713/
Belouffa712/
Bouliofa711/
Bolofo671,680/
Bolafa67391/
Bolefa67280/
Balloffet67215/
Belafa67113/
Balefo6758/
Balafe6749/
Bolofi6745/
Belofo6727/
Walafa6726/
Balafi6714/
Valafa6712/
Balafy679/
Bolofe675/
Balafo674/
Wolofa672/
Belefa671/
Bouhloufa671/

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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
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  • 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 Balofa
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