Mbofana Surname

107,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mbofana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbofana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3,9001:3,959339
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
England411:1,358,97760,528
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Wales41:773,63329,106
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mbofana (78) may also be a first name.

Mbofana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbofana is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbofana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 107,669th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,682,259 people. Mbofana occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbofana live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mbofana is also the 1,091,646th most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 78 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 3,900 people, or 1 in 3,959. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 22 percent reside, Harare Province, where 21 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 7 percent reside and Mozambique, where 1 percent reside.

Mbofana Last Name Statistics demography

Mbofana earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 143.28% more than the national average, earning R 578,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbofanga934/
Mbofanai932/
Mbopfana931/
Mbofani8648/
Mbafana8617/
Mbofane866/
Mbefana861/
Mbofona861/
Mboufane801/
Mbophana801/
Mbafanga801/
Mboufougna711/
Mbafani711/
Mbophane6755/
Mbophani671/
Mboufounes591/
Mboufoungou561/
Nwofeuna534/
M'boufoungou531/
Muaphanga5021/

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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 Mbofana
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