Mofat Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mofat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mofat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
Iran1021:752,77038,519
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
India81:95,883,173728,828
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Mofat (1,086) may also be a first name.

Mofat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mofat (Hindi: मोफत, Marathi: मोफत, Russian: Мофат) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 645,032nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. Mofat occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Mofat live; 44 percent live in Southern Africa and 44 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 242,240th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 1,086 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Besides Malawi it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 26 percent are found and Iran, where 22 percent are found.

Mofat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mofat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mofat surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mofat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moffat9138,356/
Mofate9164/
Mofatt9139/
Moufat915/
Moifat914/
Mohfat912/
Mofath911/
Mofhat911/
Mofa892,063/
Moffatt8320,705/
Moffath838/
Moffats835/
Moffate834/
Mofathe834/
Moffait833/
Moshfat833/
Mouffat832/
Mowfatt831/
Mofffat831/
Moffa804,463/
'Mofa80101/
Mafat8076/
Moufa8069/
Moifa8046/
Mefat8037/
Mofah8029/
Mofaz8013/
Mofas806/
Mofad804/
Mofot804/
Mofea804/
Mowfa802/
Mmofa802/
Mofau802/
Mofoa802/
Mofaj801/
Mosfa801/
Motfa801/
Moofa801/
Modfa801/
Moffatte7740/
Moffaitt771/
Moffathe770/
Mafate73579/
Mophat73384/
Mosfai73220/
Mofuoa73116/
Mafait7350/
Maffat7338/
Mofeae7324/
Moffah7323/
Mafaut7316/
Moffot7315/
Mouffa7314/
Mahfat7314/
Mehfat7313/
Mofaiz7311/
Mefath7310/
Moufad738/
Mofioa736/
Motfai735/
Mofote735/
Mofyoa735/
Mohfot734/
Moifas733/
Moyfas733/
Mafath733/
Mofoot732/
Mofooa732/
Mmofoa732/
Moufas732/
Masfat731/
Mofaij731/
Mofash731/
Moffad731/
Moffay731/
Mefhat731/
Moufaz731/
Mgoufa731/
Maafat731/
Moutfa731/
Mofout731/
Mofaah731/
Mowfai731/
Moifha731/
Moifoa731/
Mmofga731/
Moifah731/
Maufat730/
Moffatová712/
Mafa6713,985/
Mofo671,713/
Moffeit67127/
Maffait6781/
Moffoot6759/
Mashfat6717/
Moufaid679/
Mohfaud677/
Maffatt675/
Madfath673/
Mophath673/
Mopheat673/
Moffott672/
Mophate672/
Moffash672/
Mafathe672/
Meffatt671/
Maufait671/
Mafatch671/
Moufaiz671/
Moudfai671/
Mossfas671/
Modfaiz671/
Mofahad671/
Moffout671/
Mophats671/
Moshfea671/
Mafaite671/
Maffate671/
Mofffot671/
Mohdfaz671/
Mafeast670/
Maefeat670/
Motfoot670/

Mofat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mofat in the Hindi language
मोफतmophata97.06
मोफातmophata2.94
Mofat in the Marathi language
मोफतmophata92.86
मोफटmophata3.57
Mofat in the Russian language
Мофатmofat-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mofat
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