Mfosi Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mfosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1051:20,8284,170
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mfosi (26) may also be a first name.

Mfosi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mfosi is found most frequently in Botswana. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mfosi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfosi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. Mfosi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfosi are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Botswana, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 20,828. Outside of Botswana it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Mfosi Last Name Statistics demography

Mfosi earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 177.42% more than the national average, earning R 659,244 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfossi91383/
Mfoshi911/
Mfousie835/
Mfossie831/
Mfusi804,031/
Mfosa8010/
Mfose803/
Mfoji801/
Mfoussie7759/
Mphosi731,479/
Mfossa73230/
Mfochi7329/
Nfoshi735/
Mfatsi734/
Mfasie731/
Mfoses731/
Mfussi731/
Mfessi731/
Mfehsi731/
Mfushi731/
Mphoshi6713/
Mfoussa671/
Nfoussi671/
Mfutshi671/
Mfuishi671/
Mfouzie671/
Mphotsi671/

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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
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  • 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 Mfosi
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