Mofe Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mofe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mofe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2451:723,03233,123
Papua New Guinea1711:47,6835,932
Cameroon1371:151,59916,647
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
India881:8,716,652177,764
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mofe (903) may also be a first name.

Mofe Last Name Facts

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

Mofe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﻑ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 440,082nd most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,367,026 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Mofe live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mofe is also the 270,077th most common forename world-wide It is held by 903 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 723,032. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 56 percent live, Ondo, where 26 percent live and Edo, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 18 percent live.

Mofe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mofe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mofe surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mofe Last Name Statistics demography

Mofe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.14% less than the national average, earning R 139,872 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mofed89662/
Moffe89117/
Mofet89117/
Moufe89104/
Mofee8921/
Mofer8912/
Moife898/
Mofes895/
Mofej894/
Mofhe894/
Moofe894/
Mofie894/
Mofea894/
Mofeu894/
Mofez893/
Moefe892/
Mofei892/
Motfe891/
Modfe891/
Mofey891/
Muofe891/
Mmofe891/
Mof86310/
Muofhe802,302/
Mofeed802,075/
Moffet801,995/
Mouffe80382/
Moffie80133/
Moifee8045/
Mofeae8024/
Mofett8023/
Mofeez8023/
Moffer8017/
Moffei8015/
Moffed8013/
Mosfer809/
Moffeu809/
Moufhe808/
Mofeds806/
Mofhee805/
Moufie804/
Moffey802/
Moufer802/
Moffeh802/
Moffes802/
Mgofhe802/
Moufei802/
Mofeej801/
Mofees801/
Mofher801/
Moefee801/
Moifie801/
Mosfes801/
Moudfe801/
Motffe801/
Mosfee801/
Moiffe801/
Mofeeh801/
Mofeha801/
Mofeht801/
Moffez801/
Mmofhe801/
Moufey801/
Mowfey801/
Moifer801/
Moifet801/
Moffee800/
Mozfee800/
Mafe752,484/
Mofa752,063/
Moff75430/
Mefe75346/
Mofi75284/
Mouf75246/
Mohf7513/
Mofy7511/
Moof758/
Moif754/
Muof754/
Moft753/
Mosf752/
Modf752/
Mofh752/
Moyf751/
Mozf751/
Movf751/
Mofz751/
Mofs750/
Moffett7318,745/
Moshfez73132/
Moffeit73127/
Mosfher73107/
Moufeed7310/
Mosfett735/
Mouffet735/
Mofferr733/
Moffeis732/
Mojffer731/
Moffhet731/
Moiffie731/
Moshfer731/
Moiffet731/
Mohfees731/
Moshfea731/
Moffeid731/
Moffets730/
Mafie674,542/
Moffa674,463/
Mofid674,015/
Mofiz671,769/
Meffe67756/
Maffe67749/
Moffi67594/
Mafei67584/
Mofij67478/
Mafeu67397/
Mofit67146/
Mefeu67145/
Mafer67134/
'Mofa67101/
Masfe6788/
Mofis6782/
Maufe6772/
Mofio6771/
Moufa6769/
Mefie6765/
Mafed6762/
Mafee6755/
Mefeh6749/
Moffs6747/
Moifa6746/
Mafes6732/
Mafea6723/
Mouzf6717/
Mafeh6717/
Moufi6716/
Motfi6713/
Mofiy6713/
Mafet6712/
Mophe6710/
Maafe6710/
Mahfe6710/
Moefi6710/
Mafey679/
Mhafe679/
Moufy679/
Mosfp676/
Mosfi676/
Mofuj675/
Moffy675/
Moifi675/
Mefej675/
Mofft674/
Meufe674/
Mowfy673/
Maefe673/
Moofi673/
Moefy673/
Mohfi673/
Mowfa672/
Moffeytt672/
Muife672/
Mmofa672/
Mafep672/
Mefea672/
Mosfy672/
Mofoa672/
Mofaj671/
Matfe671/
Meefe671/
Mgoff671/
Mgofi671/
Mhoff671/
Mosff671/
Mosffett671/
Moshfech671/
Mousf671/
Mossf671/
Mohve671/
Moffeett671/
Moffeitt671/
Moify671/
Méffe671/
Hhmof671/
Mefee671/
Mhhof671/
Moofa671/
Muofi671/
Modfy671/
Mehfe671/
Mmefe671/
Mhozf671/
Madfe671/
Mafej671/
Moffetts670/

Mofe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mofe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﻑmwf-

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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 Mofe
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