Mofana Surname

360,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mofana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mofana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho6561:3,098517
South Africa3461:156,58317,671
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mofana (512) may also be a first name.

Mofana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mofana is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mofana is the 360,343rd most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,251,289 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mofana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 373,684th most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 512 people.

This last name is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 656 people, or 1 in 3,098. In Lesotho Mofana is most common in: Maseru District, where 31 percent reside, Berea District, where 19 percent reside and Leribe District, where 18 percent reside. Besides Lesotho Mofana occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 34 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Mofana Last Name Statistics demography

Mofana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.5% less than the national average, earning R 153,276 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moefana9217/
Mofanga926/
Moffana922/
Moofana921/
Mowfana921/
Mafana83865/
Mofane83226/
Mofani8342/
Mofona8331/
Mefana8331/
Moufangna801/
Mafanga77431/
Moifani777/
Mafeana775/
Mofoena772/
Mofaune771/
Mofango771/
Moufani771/
Moufane771/
Mafanea771/
Mafagna771/
Mafaana771/
Mafanah771/
Mafanad771/
Mafangah718/
Moufanou714/
Mafhanga712/
Mophanga712/
Mopfouna711/
Mgophana711/
Mafanaia711/
Madfaina711/
Mafane671,328/
Mafani67981/
Mafona67305/
Mafany6760/
Mefano6733/
Mafano6730/
Mofono6725/
Mafena679/
Mefaña677/
Mefona671/
Mahafanga671/
Mefena671/
Mofoni671/
Mofone671/

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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 Mofana
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