Bophela Surname

234,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bophela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bophela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7021:31,8324,079
England61:9,286,343223,652
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bophela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bophela is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bophela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 234,903rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,251,777 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bophela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Bophela is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,702 people, or 1 in 31,832. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 68 percent live, Gauteng, where 16 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 12 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live.

Bophela Last Name Statistics demography

Bophela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.25% less than the national average, earning R 170,508 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bopela92235/
Bophelo8670/
Boppela8626/
Wophela8625/
Bophala864/
Baphela863/
Bophila861/
Boppetla801/
Bapela778,037/
Bopele771,181/
Bofela77308/
Bopeli77167/
Bopola77109/
Bopelo77105/
Bopala7799/
Wopela7771/
Bopila7725/
Bepela7711/
Bopphaala753/
Boipelo71489/
Bopilay71237/
Boppala71128/
Boupele7174/
Bopelet7159/
Boufela7153/
Bhepala7142/
Mpopela7125/
Bophilo7117/
Baphila7112/
Bofihla7111/
Boppola719/
Bhopala717/
Bopolla717/
Bhofela716/
Bhopele716/
Boipala715/
Boppeli715/
Bopeley714/
Bopalay714/
Bopalla714/
Boopala713/
Bhopola713/
Baphala712/
Bofelia711/
Bopalah711/
Bofelya711/
Boppele711/
Bopolay711/
Bopelho711/
Beppela711/
Botpele711/
Bofeela711/
Mphofela67387/
Mpaphela6727/
Boppolla6723/
Bhoopala6717/
Boppeler6717/
Boppalla6712/
Bopailay679/
Boefalla677/
Mphafela674/
Bhopalai674/
Boufelah673/
Bapahala672/
Bhoopeli671/
Boufetla671/
Bhoipala671/
Mphapela671/
Boufelga671/
Boufelha671/
Mphopela671/
Bhopalah671/

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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
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  • 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 Bophela
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