Bofola Surname

133,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,383 people bear this surname

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

Bofola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bofola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,3251:22,2192,809
Congo551:90,7117,856
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bofola (196) may also be a first name.

Bofola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bofola is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bofola? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 133,267th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,154,167 people. The last name Bofola occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bofola live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bofola is also the 648,004th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 196 people.

The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 3,325 people, or 1 in 22,219. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bofolia92109/
Boffola9255/
Bofolya9234/
Bofoula925/
Bofoola921/
Boufoula86271/
Bofala836,059/
Bofole83452/
Bofoli83369/
Bofula83354/
Bofela83308/
Bafola83230/
Bofolo83158/
Befola8339/
Boufala77784/
Boffoli77307/
Boufela7753/
Boifala7727/
Boufolo7726/
Boyfala7718/
Botfole7716/
Bafoula777/
Boffula777/
Bhofula776/
Bhofela776/
Bafolia774/
Boffolo772/
Bofelia771/
Bofeela771/
Befoula771/
Bofelya771/
Bhofolo771/
Bofoili771/
Boufalah71380/
Boyfalla7112/
Boefalla717/
Boufelah713/
Boufalla713/
Boufatla711/
Boutfala711/
Bouffala711/
Boufalas711/
Boufalga711/
Bhafoola711/
Befolo672,067/
Bofale671,811/
Bafula67603/
Bofelo67560/
Bafolo67308/
Bofali67246/
Bafala67225/
Befela67160/
Bofalo67123/
Bafole67108/
Bafela6763/
Bofulo6735/
Bafoli6723/
Boufallah6723/
Befala6721/
Boufalaas675/
Bofuli674/
Boufelaha671/
Vafola671/
Bafoly671/

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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 Bofola
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