Mofu Surname
Approximately 6,496 people bear this surname
Mofu Surname Definition:
Mofu is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a blind person.
Mofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,784 | 1:5,693 | 684 |
| Indonesia | 1,830 | 1:72,267 | 7,775 |
| South Africa | 1,077 | 1:50,304 | 6,380 |
| DR Congo | 390 | 1:189,435 | 19,115 |
| Tanzania | 224 | 1:236,346 | 19,344 |
| Lesotho | 65 | 1:31,270 | 5,851 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Mofu (242) may also be a first name.
Mofu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mofu is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a blind person.
Mofu Demographics
Average Mofu Salary in
United States
$57,406 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mofu is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mofu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mofu is the 75,540th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,121,851 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Mofu reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mofu is also the 574,510th most common given name on earth, borne by 242 people.
The surname Mofu is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 2,784 people, or 1 in 5,693. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 55 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zambia Mofu occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.
Mofu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Mofu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.46% less than the national average, earning R 141,492 per year and in United States they earn 33.04% more than the national average, earning $57,406 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mhofu | 89 | 116 | / |
| 'Mofu | 89 | 111 | / |
| Mofus | 89 | 38 | / |
| Mmofu | 89 | 26 | / |
| Mofou | 89 | 22 | / |
| Moefu | 89 | 22 | / |
| Muofu | 89 | 21 | / |
| Moffu | 89 | 13 | / |
| Moifu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Mofuj | 89 | 5 | / |
| Mofeu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Moofu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mofuh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Mofau | 89 | 2 | / |
| Moufu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mowfu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mgofu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mofud | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mofuz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moufou | 80 | 56 | / |
| Moffeu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Moffou | 80 | 4 | / |
| 'Moofu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moffut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moufuj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mosfou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moifou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mofout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafu | 75 | 13,721 | / |
| Mefu | 75 | 76 | / |
| Mohfaud | 73 | 7 | / |
| Moufous | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mohfouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moffout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moffouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moufoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouffou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mojfouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mohfoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Modfult | 73 | 0 | / |
| Moffutt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mafuz | 67 | 1,390 | / |
| Mafud | 67 | 985 | / |
| Mafeu | 67 | 397 | / |
| Mafut | 67 | 299 | / |
| Mafui | 67 | 210 | / |
| Mgafu | 67 | 151 | / |
| Mefeu | 67 | 145 | / |
| Maafu | 67 | 129 | / |
| Mafuj | 67 | 125 | / |
| Mafou | 67 | 69 | / |
| Mafuu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Maffu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mahfu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mafuh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Masfu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Maufu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mophu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mafus | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mmefu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maefu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Matfu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mepfu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mafau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mefuh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moufouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohdfaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafuá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mefui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofoe | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mofu
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