Nofala Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

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

Nofala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nofala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Nofala Last Name Facts

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

Nofala is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nofala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,220,661st most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nofala reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 763,066. In South Africa Nofala is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 83 percent are found, Gauteng, where 11 percent are found and Western Cape, where 3 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Nofala Last Name Statistics demography

Nofala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.55% less than the national average, earning R 79,488 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nofalia92315/
Ngofala9227/
Noufala923/
Nofalah922/
Noffalah8653/
Nofallah8613/
Nofaleah861/
Noufalah861/
Noufaila861/
Nafala8321/
Nofali8314/
Nofela8313/
Nofale834/
Nofola833/
Nefala831/
Nofaly831/
Noofali77105/
Nafalia7768/
Nophala7747/
Nofaili7734/
Noufaly779/
Nofaley776/
Nuofela775/
Ngafala774/
Noufale773/
Nafalau771/
Nafalla771/
Noufali771/
Ngofali771/
Noufaily7122/
Nafaliah716/
Naufalia713/
Noyphala711/
Nafallah711/
Ngoiphala671,015/
Nafali67506/
Nafale6781/
Nafela6733/
Ngoyphala6711/
Nafola678/
Nefola671/
Nafalo671/
Nafaly671/
Nofolo671/

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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 Nofala
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