Mmofu Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Mmofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 24 | 1:84,690 | 10,225 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mofu | 89 | 6,496 | / |
| Mhofu | 80 | 116 | / |
| 'Mofu | 80 | 111 | / |
| Mofus | 80 | 38 | / |
| Moefu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mofou | 80 | 22 | / |
| Muofu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Moffu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mmefu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Moifu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mofuj | 80 | 5 | / |
| Moofu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mofeu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mofuh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Moufu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mofau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mmafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mofud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgofu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mofuz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mowfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moufou | 73 | 56 | / |
| Moffeu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Moffou | 73 | 4 | / |
| 'Moofu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mofout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moifou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mosfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moffut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moufuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mafu | 67 | 13,721 | / |
| Mefu | 67 | 76 | / |
| Mohfaud | 67 | 7 | / |
| Moufous | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moffout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moffouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moufoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohfouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojfouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohfoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Modfult | 67 | 0 | / |
| Moffutt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mmofu
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