Mofes Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Mofes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mofes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Mofes (22) may also be a first name.

Mofes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mofes is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Mofes reside; 60 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 60 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Mofes is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 22 people.

The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: National Capital District, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Mofes exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Mofes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mofes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mofes last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mofese9176/
Mofeds916/
Mofies913/
Moffes912/
Mofees911/
Mosfes911/
Mofe89778/
Mofetse838/
Moffeis832/
Mohfees831/
Moffets830/
Mofed80662/
Moffe80117/
Mofet80117/
Moufe80104/
Mofis8082/
Mafes8032/
Mofee8021/
Mofer8012/
Moife808/
Mofej804/
Mofhe804/
Moofe804/
Mofie804/
Mofea804/
Mofeu804/
Mofez803/
Mofei802/
Motfe801/
Modfe801/
Mofex801/
Mofey801/
Muofe801/
Mmofe801/
Moffetts770/
Muofhe732,302/
Mofeed732,075/
Moffet731,995/
Mouffe73382/
Moufis73137/
Moffie73133/
Mafesh73123/
Moffis73112/
Mafeis7388/
Madfes7380/
Moifee7345/
Mofeae7324/
Mofett7323/
Mofeez7323/
Moffer7317/
Moffei7315/
Moffed7313/
Matfes739/
Mosfer739/
Moffeu739/
Moufhe738/
Mofhee735/
Moufie734/
Mafese734/
Mofish733/
Moffey732/
Moufer732/
Moffeh732/
Maffes732/
Mafees732/
Mgofhe732/
Moufei732/
Moifis731/
Mofeej731/
Mofher731/
Moifie731/
Moudfe731/
Motffe731/
Mosfee731/
Moiffe731/
Mofeeh731/
Mofeha731/
Mofeht731/
Moffez731/
Mmofhe731/
Moufey731/
Mowfey731/
Moifer731/
Moifet731/
Moffee730/
Mozfee730/
Moffett6718,745/
Maffeis676,026/
Mafe672,484/
Mofa672,063/
Mofi67284/
Moshfez67132/
Moffeit67127/
Mosfher67107/
Matfess6722/
Mofy6711/
Moufeed6710/
Mosfett675/
Mouffet675/
Moffist673/
Mofferr673/
Mafeesh673/
Mathfes671/
Mojffer671/
Moffhet671/
Moiffie671/
Maffies671/
Maffeïs671/
Mahfesh671/
Moshfer671/
Moiffet671/
Mehfesh671/
Moofise671/
Moshfea671/
Moffeid671/
Mafeast670/
Moffice670/
Maphfes670/

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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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  • 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 Mofes
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