Mmofu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mmofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mmofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho241:84,69010,225
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mmofu (16) may also be a first name.

Mmofu Last Name Facts

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

Mmofu is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mmofu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mmofu is the 3,882,373rd most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Mmofu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mmofu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mmofu is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 16 people.

The surname Mmofu is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 84,690. In Lesotho Mmofu is most frequent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 58 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 21 percent live and Leribe District, where 13 percent live. Barring Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mofu896,496/
Mhofu80116/
'Mofu80111/
Mofus8038/
Moefu8022/
Mofou8022/
Muofu8021/
Moffu8013/
Mmefu808/
Moifu807/
Mofuj805/
Moofu804/
Mofeu804/
Mofuh803/
Moufu802/
Mofau802/
Mmafu801/
Mofud801/
Mgofu801/
Mofuz801/
Mowfu801/
Moufou7356/
Moffeu739/
Moffou734/
'Moofu732/
Mofout731/
Moifou731/
Mosfou731/
Moffut731/
Moufuj731/
Mafu6713,721/
Mefu6776/
Mohfaud677/
Moufous672/
Moffout671/
Moffouh671/
Moufoud671/
Mouffou671/
Mohfouh671/
Mojfouh671/
Mohfoud671/
Modfult670/
Moffutt670/

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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 Mmofu
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