Dofolo Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Dofolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dofolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Dofolo (24) may also be a first name.

Dofolo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dofolo is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dofolo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dofolo are found; 83 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 24 people.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and Niger, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dofollo925/
Defolo8312/
Dofola832/
Dafolo831/
Dopholo7763/
Defouloy71195/
Dofoulla711/
Dafalo6723/
Dofula6711/
Dafola6710/
Defalo672/
Dafelo671/
Dofela671/

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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 Dofolo
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