Qhofa Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Qhofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 21 | 1:96,788 | 10,857 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Qhofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qhofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qhofa is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Qhofa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Qhofa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Qhofa is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 96,788. In Lesotho Qhofa is most common in: Maseru District, where 52 percent reside and Mohale's Hoek District, where 48 percent reside. Other than Lesotho Qhofa occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qofa | 89 | 70 | / |
| Khofa | 80 | 58 | / |
| Qahfa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Qoifa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Qoufa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Qhafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gqofa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qofaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qoufah | 73 | 41 | / |
| Qahafa | 73 | 35 | / |
| Qahfah | 73 | 22 | / |
| Khofat | 73 | 22 | / |
| Khofad | 73 | 9 | / |
| Qashfa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Khoifa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khofas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khowfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khosfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quhafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khofai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kofa | 67 | 5,786 | / |
| Qafa | 67 | 1,156 | / |
| Cofa | 67 | 562 | / |
| Khoifah | 67 | 179 | / |
| Qefa | 67 | 161 | / |
| Qahafat | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khofash | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khoufai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoshfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quashfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khosfah | 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 Qhofa
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