Pofana Surname
Approximately 230 people bear this surname
Pofana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 213 | 1:72,480 | 10,749 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
Pofana (17) may also be a first name.
Pofana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pofana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pofana is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pofana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,076,574th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname Pofana is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Pofana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Pofana is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 17 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 72,480. In Zimbabwe Pofana is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 42 percent reside, Harare Province, where 33 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phofana | 92 | 2 | / |
| Phofaana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pofane | 83 | 278 | / |
| Pofani | 83 | 8 | / |
| Pafana | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pofano | 83 | 2 | / |
| Phofane | 77 | 149 | / |
| Phafana | 77 | 50 | / |
| Pefanea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pofouna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poufena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phofani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Padfana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pophana | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pofatnyi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Phophana | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pophayna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phophanha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phoophana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Photphana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pefano | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pofone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pefaña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phophanna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pafane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pafani | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pofana
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