Stofolo Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Stofolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stofolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Stofolo (16) may also be a first name.

Stofolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stofolo occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Stofolo.

How Common Is The Last Name Stofolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Stofolo is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. Stofolo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Stofolo are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Stofolo is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa Stofolo is most common in: Free State, where 52 percent live, Northern Cape, where 39 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live. Aside from South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 48 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Stofolo Last Name Statistics demography

Stofolo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.4% less than the national average, earning R 72,708 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoffolo933/
Stofalo8634/
Stofulo861/
Stefohlo80121/
Staffolo802/
Stofela71293/
Stefalo716/
Stoffela6728/
Stafalla53152/
Steffela531/
Staffela531/
Staffeleu5083/
Stafallla501/

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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 Stofolo
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