Mofoka Surname

190,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mofoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mofoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1,2961:1,568155
South Africa9171:59,0817,474
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mofoka (182) may also be a first name.

Mofoka Last Name Facts

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

Mofoka occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofoka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 190,445th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,288,604 people. The last name Mofoka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mofoka are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most frequently used first name globally, held by 182 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 1,296 people, or 1 in 1,568. In Lesotho Mofoka is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 71 percent reside, Berea District, where 13 percent reside and Leribe District, where 7 percent reside. Barring Lesotho it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 41 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Mofoka Last Name Statistics demography

Mofoka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.83% less than the national average, earning R 152,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mofooka921/
Moufouka861/
Mafoka83242/
Mofuka83135/
Mefoka8356/
Mofaka8349/
Mofoko8320/
Mofoke8313/
Mofeka838/
Mafoeka7714/
Mafouka7714/
Mofokou773/
Meffoka772/
Moufoke771/
Mofakat771/
Moufaka771/
Mofokeh771/
Mafokha771/
Mafocka771/
Mapfoka771/
Mouffoki716/
Moufouke711/
Moufacka711/
Moufouki711/
Moffokes711/
Mafoko674,373/
Mafuka672,235/
Mofaqe67938/
Mafeka67679/
Mafaka67667/
Mouffokes67563/
Mofako67286/
Mefoko6780/
Mofuke6727/
Mafoke6710/
Mofeko675/
Moufakkah674/
Mafoki673/
Mofake672/
Mafoqa671/
Mofuqa671/
Mouffokés671/
Mefaka671/
Mofuko671/
Mofaki671/
Moface671/

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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 Mofoka
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