Phofu Surname
Approximately 1,115 people bear this surname
Phofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 617 | 1:87,808 | 10,786 |
| Lesotho | 423 | 1:4,805 | 969 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Phofu (103) may also be a first name.
Phofu Demographics
Average Phofu Salary in
South Africa
R 165,540
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Phofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Phofu occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Phofu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phofu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 331,780th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,535,916 people. Phofu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phofu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phofu is also the 930,172nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 103 people.
The surname Phofu is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 617 people, or 1 in 87,808. In South Africa Phofu is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 53 percent live, North West, where 15 percent live and Free State, where 13 percent live. Not including South Africa Phofu exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 38 percent live and Botswana, where 6 percent live.
Phofu Last Name Statistics demography
Phofu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.34% less than the national average, earning R 165,540 per year.
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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 Phofu
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