Tolofi Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tolofi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tolofi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1561:13,0292,884
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094

Tolofi (23) may also be a first name.

Tolofi Last Name Facts

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

Tolofi is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolofi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,290,735th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. Tolofi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tolofi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tolofi is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 23 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 13,029. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 51 percent live, Qacha's Nek District, where 19 percent live and Maseru District, where 15 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Tolofi Last Name Statistics demography

Tolofi earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.93% more than the national average, earning R 301,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tolofio924/
Tolofai921/
Tolofa83107/
Talofi8311/
Tolofe831/
Talofai7721/
Tolofoa7721/
Tollafi771/
Talofio771/
Taloifai7122/
Talousfi711/
Touloufe711/
Tolefe6735/
Talefi6730/
Talafi6725/
Talofa677/
Telefi672/
Telafi671/
Tulafi671/

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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 Tolofi
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