Mofesi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mofesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mofesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Mofesi Last Name Facts

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

Mofesi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mofesi reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Mofesi is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Other than South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 25 percent reside and The Philippines, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mofisi8386/
Mofese8376/
Mafesi837/
Mafeisi7736/
Maffesi7725/
Moofisi7722/
Moshfegi711/
Mafisi67162/
Mafese674/
Mafegi672/
Mofeza672/
Mofiza671/

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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 Mofesi
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