Mofoko Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mofoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mofoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mofoko Last Name Facts

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

Mofoko occurs most in Lesotho. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofoko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mofoko are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mofoko is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 203,256. In Lesotho Mofoko is most numerous in: Mafeteng District, where 80 percent reside, Berea District, where 10 percent reside and Maseru District, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 45 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Mofoko Last Name Statistics demography

Mofoko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.51% less than the national average, earning R 89,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mofokou923/
Mafoko834,373/
Mofoka832,216/
Mofako83286/
Mefoko8380/
Mofeko835/
Mofuko831/
Mafokou77711/
Mafhoko77150/
Mefokou7749/
Maffoko7717/
Mafokos771/
Mofoqoi771/
Mophoko771/
Mapfoko771/
Mafooko771/
Mafokuo771/
Mafokoh771/
Mafocko771/
Maefoko771/
Mofooka771/
Maffokou71125/
Mafoukou7141/
Maphooko712/
Mefoukou711/
Meffokou711/
Mafoskou711/
Mafokouh711/
Mafockou711/
Maafokou711/
Maefooko711/
Moufouka711/
Mafuko67706/
Mafoka67242/
Mofuka67135/
Mefoka6756/
Mofaka6749/
Mafako6731/
Mofeka678/
Mafeko675/
Mafoco674/
Mafohkouh671/
Maffoukou671/
Maafoukou671/
Mafoqo671/

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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 Mofoko
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