Bofelo Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Bofelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bofelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3461:156,58317,671
Lesotho1121:18,1483,866
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bofelo (1,608) may also be a first name.

Bofelo Last Name Facts

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

Bofelo is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bofelo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 565,092nd most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 13,013,475 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bofelo are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bofelo is also the 192,699th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 1,608 people.

The last name Bofelo is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 156,583. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 53 percent are found, Free State, where 40 percent are found and North West, where 3 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 20 percent are found and Botswana, where 16 percent are found.

Bofelo Last Name Statistics demography

Bofelo earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning R 253,944 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boefelo9255/
Bofelos9210/
Boufelo921/
Boffelo921/
Bofela83308/
Bafelo83194/
Bofolo83158/
Bofalo83123/
Befelo832/
Bofilo831/
Boufelouh8014/
Bophelo7770/
Boufela7753/
Boufolo7726/
Boffilo7725/
Boffalo7711/
Bofilos779/
Bhofela776/
Bofiloa774/
Boffolo772/
Bofyolo771/
Bofeela771/
Bofilho771/
Bofelia771/
Bofelya771/
Bofilou771/
Boufalo771/
Mpofelo771/
Bhofolo771/
Bofilios71210/
Boufelah713/
Mphofelo712/
Boufetla711/
Bofylios711/
Boufelha711/
Boufelga711/
Bofala676,059/
Bofola673,383/
Befolo672,067/
Bafolo67308/
Befela67160/
Bofila67104/
Bafela6763/
Bafalo6724/
Boufelaas677/
Boufalouh672/
Befilo671/
Boufelhas671/
Boufelaha671/

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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 Bofelo
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