Mofiri Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mofiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mofiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho361:56,4608,384
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mofiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mofiri is most common in Lesotho. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mofiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofiri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. Mofiri is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mofiri live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 56,460. In Lesotho Mofiri is mostly concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 100 percent are found. Besides Lesotho Mofiri exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moufieri8610/
Mafiri831,760/
Moferi83266/
Mofire83223/
Mofira8338/
Mefiri833/
Maefiri77134/
Mafhiri7758/
Mafirei7710/
Maafiri779/
Mafitri778/
Moffira772/
Moffire772/
Mofiere771/
Modferi771/
Mhafiri771/
Moferie771/
Moufire771/
Mofirra771/
Maufitri7115/
Maffieri712/
Modfferi711/
Mefire6716,764/
Mafira67185/
Mafuri67171/
Mafire67157/
Mofere6728/
Meferi6720/
Maferi6719/
Mofure673/
Mofrej671/
Mefuri671/

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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 Mofiri
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