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 occurs most in Lesotho. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mmofu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mmofu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is primarily 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. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 16 people.

The surname Mmofu is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 84,690. In Lesotho Mmofu is primarily concentrated in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 58 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 21 percent live and Leribe District, where 13 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also common 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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