Moffate Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Moffate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moffate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Moffate Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moffate is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moffate? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Moffate is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Moffate reside; 25 percent reside in Southern Africa and 25 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Moffate is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent reside. Beside Brazil Moffate is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.

Moffate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moffate has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moffatte9340/
Moffathe930/
Moffat9238,356/
Mofate9264/
Moffatt8620,705/
Mofateh86698/
Moffati86387/
Moffite8646/
Moffaty8615/
Moffath868/
Moffats865/
Mofathe864/
Moffait863/
Mouffat862/
Mofatie862/
Mofffat861/
Maffate861/
Moffete860/
Mofat83470/
Moffette80235/
Moffatti8016/
Mofatteh8014/
Mofatheh8013/
Moffitte805/
Moffaitt801/
Maffhate800/
Mofati771,134/
Mafate77579/
Mofete7767/
Mofatt7739/
Maffat7738/
Mofata7721/
Moffot7715/
Moufat775/
Mofote775/
Moifat774/
Mohfat772/
Moffad771/
Mofhat771/
Mofaty771/
Mofath771/
Moffatová752/
Moffetthe750/
Moffeit71127/
Maffait7181/
Moffoot7159/
Mofatio7116/
Maefate719/
Mofethe718/
Mofatti717/
Maffatt715/
Maffete714/
Mofette713/
Moshfat713/
Moffeti712/
Moffott712/
Mophate712/
Moffety712/
Mafathe712/
Mofatyi711/
Mofffot711/
Mofathi711/
Mafaite711/
Mohfati711/
Moffout711/
Mofotie711/
Maffata711/
Mafatie711/
Mofatih711/
Mowfatt711/
Moffeid711/
Moufatih67208/
Mafat6776/
Mauffait6753/
Mehfateh6732/
Meffotie6713/
Maffotie678/
Maffoteu678/
Maffette676/
Mofad674/
Mofot674/
Moffeytt672/
Mofhatha671/
Maffoute671/
Mopfethe671/
Mahaffat671/
Mouffaid671/
Moffeitt671/
Moufatti671/
Mafatihe671/
Maffaiti671/

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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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  • 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 Moffate
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