Mofoso Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Mofoso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mofoso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mofoso Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mofoso has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mofoso? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Mofoso occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mofoso live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 290,365. In Lesotho Mofoso is most frequent in: Mokhotlong District, where 100 percent are found. Not including Lesotho Mofoso is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mofosso | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafoso | 83 | 578 | / |
| Mofaso | 83 | 42 | / |
| Mofozo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mafosso | 77 | 281 | / |
| Mafotso | 77 | 136 | / |
| Mophoso | 77 | 127 | / |
| Mefosso | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mofasoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mofotsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafosoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafosho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mophosho | 71 | 515 | / |
| Mafotsop | 71 | 35 | / |
| Maffosso | 71 | 28 | / |
| Meffosso | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mafossoh | 71 | 10 | / |
| Maffotso | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mafossop | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphooso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mefossoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mefohsoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafotsou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafuso | 67 | 340 | / |
| Mafaso | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mafeso | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mafosa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mafoco | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mafozo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mofazo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafojo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maffotsop | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mofoso
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