Mngofi Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mngofi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mngofi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1321:401,07328,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Mngofi Last Name Facts

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

Mngofi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mngofi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,544,715th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. Mngofi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mngofi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mngofi is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 98 percent live, Arusha Region, where 1 percent live and Iringa Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mnofi91122/
Mgofi911/
Mnoufiy771/
Mnafi734/
Mnofy731/
McGoffie710/
Mgofhe672/
Mkgofe671/
Mnnafi671/
Mgoufa671/
Mennafi621/
McGoffy620/
McGoffe620/
McGaffie57107/
McGaffit570/
Mgaffich570/
McGoffee570/
McGoffey570/
Mnafe554/
Mgafa551/
McGaffich530/
Mnaphi5069/
Mnafeh5046/
Mgophe5024/
Mnafaa509/
Mgaphi505/
Mgafet503/

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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 Mngofi
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