Balofi Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

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

Balofi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balofi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397

Balofi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balofi occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Balofi.

How Common Is The Last Name Balofi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Balofi are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Balofi is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Beside The DR Congo it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baloufi922/
Baloffi921/
Balefi83162/
Balofa8352/
Bolofi8345/
Belofi8317/
Balafi8314/
Bolofio7734/
Balafio7728/
Balofer7717/
Balásfi7717/
Balasfi7712/
Beloifi7711/
Baleffi7711/
Bolofis772/
Waloufi771/
Balafih771/
Ballofy771/
Balafie771/
Baloufa771/
Balaefi771/
Baloffet7132/
Balloffy7119/
Balázsfi7116/
Balazsfi7112/
Waloufei7111/
Ballofet713/
Bgalafio711/
Balloufa711/
Balhafiz711/
Bouloufi711/
Beloifie711/
Balafa67431/
Bolofa67236/
Balloffet67215/
Batlhophi6794/
Belafi6786/
Balafe6749/
Bélafi6746/
Balefe6733/
Balafy679/
Bolofe675/
Bouloufei674/
Volofi674/
Walafi674/
Walouffei671/
Belefi671/
Walofa671/
Belofe671/
Boulouféi671/

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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 Balofi
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