Phofi Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phofi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phofi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3661:148,02716,857
Lesotho171:119,56211,827

Phofi (10) may also be a first name.

Phofi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phofi occurs most in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phofi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 749,861st most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phofi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 148,027. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Free State, where 78 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and North West, where 4 percent live. Outside of South Africa Phofi exists in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 4 percent live.

Phofi Last Name Statistics demography

Phofi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.44% less than the national average, earning R 127,272 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pofi891,023/
Photfai8399/
Phofa80372/
Pofit8090/
Pofei8010/
Poffi805/
Phafi804/
Phofe803/
Poofi801/
Phofy801/
Pofie800/
Phoffitt771/
Phophi731,556/
Posfai7353/
Phoffa7345/
Phafid735/
Pahafi732/
Poufai731/
Poodfi731/
Phasfi731/
Pashfi731/
Poofai731/
Phafiz731/
Poffit731/
Phofer731/
Fofi67324/
Phophit67123/
Pafi6778/
Pofa6765/
Phophai6717/
Pefi6712/
Pofe678/
Phophis675/
Pachfai674/
Phophoi673/
Poffitt672/
Páfi671/
Phophid671/
Pouffie671/
Paephoi671/
Pathfai671/
Phoffer670/
Phosfer670/
Vofi670/

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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 Phofi
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