Pefole Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pefole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pefole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho451:45,1687,359
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pefole Last Name Facts

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

Pefole is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pefole? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pefole is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. Pefole is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Pefole are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Pefole is most common in Lesotho, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 45,168. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mokhotlong District, where 51 percent reside, Maseru District, where 31 percent reside and Butha-Buthe District, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pefoule921/
Peffoles860/
Pefele8319/
Pefale835/
Pofole834/
Pafoule7730/
Pafolie772/
Pefelie772/
Petfule771/
Phofole771/
Peffele771/
Pefelea771/
Peufele771/
Pfefele770/
Pifol731/
Pechfule715/
Pafouleu711/
Pafouleh711/
Peffeley710/
Pfeffele710/
Pofale675,069/
Poifol67160/
Pafale6741/
Pifoli677/
Pifale675/
Pofele674/
Pefeli672/
Phaefelie670/

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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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  • 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 Pefole
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