Mofama Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mofama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mofama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1561:347,29331,960
Lesotho1071:18,9964,007

Mofama Last Name Facts

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

Mofama is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 980,795th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mofama live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mofama is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 347,293. In South Africa Mofama is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 36 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and Free State, where 15 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 41 percent reside.

Mofama Last Name Statistics demography

Mofama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.93% less than the national average, earning R 92,844 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mofamad921/
Mafama8384/
Mofema8349/
Mofami8311/
Mofoma834/
Mefama832/
Mofamo831/
Mohfammad802/
Mofhammad801/
Mofouma77203/
Mafatma773/
Mofomma771/
Mofomah771/
Mafahma771/
Mofamed771/
Mofasme771/
Mafamad771/
Moufouma712,433/
Mopfouma7164/
Mafahama716/
Mophamad713/
Mafameah711/
Mofammer711/
Mafame6743/
Mafamo6724/
Moupfouma6719/
Mophammad6711/
Mohfammed676/
Mofomo675/
Moufoumaz672/
Mofome672/
Mafami671/
Mefoma671/

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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 Mofama
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