Volufu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Volufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Volufu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volufu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Volufu.

How Common Is The Last Name Volufu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Volufu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Volufu is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Volufu is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent reside.

Volufu Last Name Statistics demography

Volufu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36% less than the national average, earning R 152,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolufu83205/
Bolufu833/
Balufu671,834/
Walufu67381/
Falufu671/
Bulufu671/
Felufu671/
Bulufau6212/
Baloufaud5324/
Balloufaud5037/

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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 Volufu
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