Bofula Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

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

Bofula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bofula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Bofula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bofula is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bofula.

How Common Is The Last Name Bofula? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bofula is the 794,916th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bofula reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Bofula is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 220,536. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Angola, where 0 percent are found.

Bofula Last Name Statistics demography

Bofula earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.06% less than the national average, earning R 163,836 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boffula927/
Bhofula926/
Bofoula925/
Boufoula86271/
Bofola833,383/
Bafula83603/
Bofila83104/
Befula8346/
Bofulo8335/
Bofuli834/
Wofula832/
Bafuila77205/
Bofolia77109/
Boffola7755/
Bofolya7734/
Bofihla7711/
Bafoula777/
Bhefula774/
Bhofila771/
Befoula771/
Bofoola771/
Bofilia771/
Botfulo771/
Bafaulla713/
Baefuila712/
Wafula67212,051/
Bafila67519/
Bofole67452/
Bafola67230/
Bofolo67158/
Bafule67125/
Befila676/
Bafuli671/
Bofilo671/
Befulo671/

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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 Bofula
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