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

Mofat (Hindi: मोफत, Marathi: मोफत, Russian: Мофат) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mofat.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofat? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 645,032nd most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,505,417 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Mofat live; 44 percent live in Southern Africa and 44 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mofat is also the 242,240th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,086 people.

Mofat is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Other than Malawi this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and Iran, where 22 percent live.

Mofat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mofat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mofat surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mofat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion 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

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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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