Phafoli Surname

338,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phafoli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phafoli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1,0191:1,995231
South Africa661:820,87455,153

Phafoli (98) may also be a first name.

Phafoli Last Name Facts

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

Phafoli occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phafoli? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 338,992nd most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,716,632 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phafoli reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most common forename world-wide It is held by 98 people.

The surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 1,019 people, or 1 in 1,995. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 33 percent reside, Mohale's Hoek District, where 30 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 13 percent reside. Beside Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Phafoli Last Name Statistics demography

Phafoli earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.86% less than the national average, earning R 176,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pafolie862/
Pafoulia801/
Pafali773/
Pafahli71385/
Pophali71189/
Pafoule7130/
Pafolla719/
Phafale718/
Pofhali715/
Poffoli711/
Pafalie711/
Pafalip711/
Phofole711/
Pafalyi711/
Pophaliy673/
Phophali672/
Phoofola672/
Phaphali672/
Phaphola671/
Pafouleu671/
Pafouleh671/

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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 Phafoli
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