Masofu Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Masofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Masofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masofu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Masofu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masofu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masofu are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Masofu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Masofu is most frequent in: Free State, where 50 percent are found and Gauteng, where 50 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Masofu is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashoofu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masafu | 83 | 1,654 | / |
| Masefu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Mosofu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maxofu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Massoufou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matsafu | 77 | 272 | / |
| Mashafu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Masefau | 77 | 15 | / |
| Machofu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Maxhofu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Masiafu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Masaafu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mazofou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maasafu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masafau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matshafu | 71 | 34 | / |
| Massafou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Massafuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masephou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazafu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mojafu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Majafu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mazefu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Matshophu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Messoufou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mozefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matchofeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahassefou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Machafu | 62 | 747 | / |
| Masephu | 62 | 363 | / |
| Mosafau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Majafuj | 62 | 1 | / |
| Majapfu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Masaphu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mashaphu | 57 | 1,394 | / |
| Matchafu | 57 | 96 | / |
| Machafut | 57 | 5 | / |
| Moussafou | 53 | 13 | / |
| Motchoffu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Motchofou | 53 | 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 Masofu
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