Hlofela Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

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

Hlofela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hlofela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1561:347,29331,960

Hlofela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hlofela is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hlofela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hlofela is the 1,398,030th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hlofela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 347,293. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 40 percent are found and Gauteng, where 12 percent are found.

Hlofela Last Name Statistics demography

Hlofela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.28% less than the national average, earning R 54,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lofela92451/
Lofelia861/
Loffelad801/
Loufelah801/
Lofeli77520/
Lefela77496/
Lofele77420/
Lofala77376/
Lofila7742/
Lafela773/
Lofola771/
Lefeela7150/
Loufele7112/
Lafiela711/
Leefela711/
Lofolia711/
Lafaela711/
Löffelad6734/
Liofalea6719/
Lafeleau670/

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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 Hlofela
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