Mofali Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mofali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mofali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1421:14,3143,144
South Africa931:582,55644,854
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277

Mofali (29) may also be a first name.

Mofali Last Name Facts

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

Mofali is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofali? popularity and diffusion

It is the 899,940th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. Mofali occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mofali reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mofali is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 29 people.

This last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 14,314. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 59 percent reside, Mokhotlong District, where 16 percent reside and Maseru District, where 11 percent reside. Not including Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside.

Mofali Last Name Statistics demography

Mofali earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.8% less than the national average, earning R 78,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohfali9218/
Moifali9212/
Mofeli83367/
Mafali83296/
Mofoli8359/
Mofala8315/
Mofale836/
Mofaly834/
Mefali833/
Mofahla77103/
Mafhali7734/
Mophali7731/
Mahfali7721/
Mafalyi774/
Maafali774/
Mefaili772/
Moufale771/
Mofatle771/
Mofahle771/
Moifala771/
Meffali771/
Mehfali771/
Mafalia771/
Mofalla771/
Mofales771/
Mafaali771/
Mafalie771/
Mafahli771/
Mafalip771/
Mafalai771/
Mashfali7123/
Mofatlhe712/
Mefaliaj711/
Moosfale711/
Moufouli711/
Moifolai711/
Mafale67927/
Mafala67698/
Mofele6773/
Mofola6754/
Mafoli6719/
Mafeli6715/
Mefale6711/
Mafaly672/
Mefeli672/
Mefaly671/
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
  • 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 Mofali
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