Mofala Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mofala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mofala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Mofala (22) may also be a first name.

Mofala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mofala is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mofala.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofala? popularity and diffusion

Mofala is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mofala are found; 47 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Free State, where 86 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Tanzania, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mofahla92103/
Moifala921/
Mofalla921/
Mofalaus865/
Mafala83698/
Mofali83297/
Mofela83121/
Mofola8354/
Mofale836/
Mofaly834/
Mefala833/
Mofalo831/
Moufallah804/
Mafahla77890/
Mafhala77254/
Mofelah7789/
Maafala7769/
Maefala7724/
Mafalla7722/
Mohfali7718/
Moifali7712/
Mofohla775/
Mafatla775/
Mmofela772/
Mophala772/
Mafalha771/
Mofales771/
Mofolah771/
Masfala771/
Moifola771/
Mofahle771/
Mofatle771/
Moufale771/
Mafalia771/
Mafalai771/
Mefalla771/
Ma'afala7118/
Mafathla714/
Mafahala712/
Mofatlhe712/
Moosfale711/
Mefaliaj711/
Mefallah711/
Mafalahe711/
Maefalea711/
Mafalatt711/
Mafhahla711/
Moifolai711/
Moufoula711/
Mafallah711/
Mofolo6711,379/
Mafela672,292/
Mafale67927/
Mafalo67847/
Mafali67296/
Mafola67267/
Mofoli6759/
Mefela6755/
Mefola6751/
Mafaly672/
Mofole671/

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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 Mofala
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