Bolofo Surname
Approximately 1,680 people bear this surname
Bolofo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,147 | 1:47,234 | 6,010 |
| DR Congo | 335 | 1:220,536 | 21,570 |
| Lesotho | 194 | 1:10,477 | 2,384 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Bolofo (32) may also be a first name.
Bolofo Demographics
Average Bolofo Salary in
South Africa
R 156,240
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bolofo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bolofo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bolofo occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolofo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 238,586th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,337,825 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bolofo are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bolofo is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 32 people.
This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,147 people, or 1 in 47,234. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent reside, Gauteng, where 22 percent reside and Free State, where 11 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Lesotho, where 12 percent reside.
Bolofo Last Name Statistics demography
Bolofo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.25% less than the national average, earning R 156,240 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bholofo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bolofoa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bolefo | 83 | 605 | / |
| Bolofa | 83 | 236 | / |
| Balofo | 83 | 94 | / |
| Belofo | 83 | 27 | / |
| Bolafo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bulofo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wolofo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boloofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beliofo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouloufa | 71 | 1,409 | / |
| Bouliofa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boulefou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bolafa | 67 | 391 | / |
| Bolefa | 67 | 280 | / |
| Belefo | 67 | 85 | / |
| Balefo | 67 | 58 | / |
| Balofa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Bulafo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Balafo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Belafo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boulaafou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Belofa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wolofa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouhloufa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bolofo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis