Mofafi Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mofafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mofafi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mofafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mofafi has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofafi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Mofafi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 77 percent of Mofafi live; 74 percent live in Oceania Islands and 74 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea Mofafi is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 69 percent live and National Capital District, where 31 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mofofi8387/
Mafafi837/
Mofafa831/
Mofafe831/
Mmofofi7722/
Mafaifi779/
Masfafi771/
Mafafa67171/
Mafofa675/
Mafofi674/
Mafefi671/
Mofofa671/
Mofefe671/
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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 Mofafi
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