Phofo Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phofo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phofo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Phofo Last Name Facts

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

Phofo is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phofo? popularity and diffusion

Phofo is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phofo are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Phofo is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 82 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent live and Limpopo, where 6 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

Phofo Last Name Statistics demography

Phofo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.21% less than the national average, earning R 56,532 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phoofo9128/
Phuofo911/
Pofo8914/
Phofotz830/
Phefo802,313/
Poffo801,565/
Phofa80372/
Poifo80197/
Pfofo8055/
Phafo807/
Fhofo801/
Pofou801/
Pfuofo73116/
Phopho73113/
Phoffa7345/
Faphoo734/
Pehfoo731/
Paphoo731/
Pophoo731/
Poufou731/
Pofost731/
Phofat731/
Poufos731/
Fofo677,109/
Vofo6799/
Pofa6765/
Phoopha6729/
Phophot679/
Pafo677/
Phaphoo675/
Pefo674/
Phophoi673/
Padphoo672/
Phoopho672/
Vouphoo671/
Poodfoo671/
Phophop671/
Phophoo671/
Poufuop671/
Poufoup671/
Phophod671/
D'Poffo671/

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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 Phofo
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