Mofola Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mofola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mofola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mofola (96) may also be a first name.

Mofola Last Name Facts

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

Mofola is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofola? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Mofola occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mofola reside; 54 percent reside in Central Africa and 54 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 968,397th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 96 people.

This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Lesotho, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mofohla925/
Moifola921/
Mofolah921/
Motfolea86381/
Moufoula861/
Moifolai861/
Mofolo8311,379/
Mofula83298/
Mafola83267/
Mofela83121/
Mofoli8359/
Mefola8351/
Mofala8315/
Mofole831/
Moufoulha801/
Mafohla771,069/
Mafoula77808/
Moffolo77315/
Mofahla77103/
Mofelah7789/
Meffola778/
Mefoula776/
Moifula775/
Moyfolo775/
Mgofolo773/
Mmofela772/
Mafolap772/
Mofalla771/
Mofulia771/
Mofoloo771/
Mofoloh771/
Mofollo771/
Moufole771/
Mafoila771/
Maffola771/
Maafola771/
Mafolia771/
Mafolai771/
Mafotla771/
Moifala771/
Maefolia7111/
Mofalaus715/
Mahafola711/
Mafothla711/
Mefolaha711/
Moufouli711/
Mafolo672,915/
Mafula672,642/
Mafela672,292/
Mafole671,391/
Mafala67698/
Mofali67297/
Mefolo67203/
Mefela6755/
Mofuli6749/
Moifolley6720/
Mafoli6719/
Mofale676/
Mofaly674/
Moufallah674/
Mefala673/
Mofulo673/
Mofule671/
Mofalo671/

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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 Mofola
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