Phofela Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Phofela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Phofela (10) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pofela | 92 | 223 | / |
| Phofele | 86 | 134 | / |
| Phofeli | 86 | 96 | / |
| Phofelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pofelia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phoofola | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phophela | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phoffele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poffelia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pofelo | 77 | 22 | / |
| Pofala | 77 | 13 | / |
| Pofele | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pefela | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pofeli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phofolo | 71 | 119 | / |
| Pofalla | 71 | 76 | / |
| Pofelie | 71 | 43 | / |
| Pofhelo | 71 | 17 | / |
| Pofalia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pefelea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pofelis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pofalai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phoofolo | 67 | 2,179 | / |
| Phaphela | 67 | 29 | / |
| Phophila | 67 | 11 | / |
| Phaphola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phefhala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poffelie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phophola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Popfalai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pofelich | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Phofela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis