Phofeli Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phofeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phofeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Lesotho211:96,78810,857

Phofeli Last Name Facts

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

Phofeli occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phofeli? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phofeli are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 722,369. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Free State, where 72 percent are found, Gauteng, where 24 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 1 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 22 percent are found.

Phofeli Last Name Statistics demography

Phofeli earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.69% less than the national average, earning R 95,796 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pofeli921/
Phofele86134/
Pofelie8643/
Phofela864/
Pofelia861/
Pofelis861/
Phoffele801/
Poffelie801/
Poffelia801/
Pofelich800/
Pofali77606/
Pofela77223/
Pofele774/
Pefeli772/
Pafeli771/
Phaefelie750/
Pofilio7118/
Pofalyi718/
Pofhali715/
Phefali713/
Pefelie712/
Phofale712/
Phofole711/
Foufeli711/
Poffoli711/
Pofalai711/
Phophali672/
Phophela672/
Popfalai671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Phofeli
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis