Mofu Surname

75,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mofu Surname Definition:

Mofu is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a blind person.

Mofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,7841:5,693684
Indonesia1,8301:72,2677,775
South Africa1,0771:50,3046,380
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
Tanzania2241:236,34619,344
Lesotho651:31,2705,851
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
France71:9,488,960336,266
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhofu89116/
'Mofu89111/
Mofus8938/
Mmofu8926/
Mofou8922/
Moefu8922/
Muofu8921/
Moffu8913/
Moifu897/
Mofuj895/
Mofeu894/
Moofu894/
Mofuh893/
Mofau892/
Moufu892/
Mowfu891/
Mgofu891/
Mofud891/
Mofuz891/
Moufou8056/
Moffeu809/
Moffou804/
'Moofu802/
Moffut801/
Moufuj801/
Mosfou801/
Moifou801/
Mofout801/
Mafu7513,721/
Mefu7576/
Mohfaud737/
Moufous732/
Mohfouh731/
Moffout731/
Moffouh731/
Moufoud731/
Mouffou731/
Mojfouh731/
Mohfoud731/
Modfult730/
Moffutt730/
Mafuz671,390/
Mafud67985/
Mafeu67397/
Mafut67299/
Mafui67210/
Mgafu67151/
Mefeu67145/
Maafu67129/
Mafuj67125/
Mafou6769/
Mafuu6755/
Maffu6748/
Mahfu6722/
Mafuh6721/
Masfu6718/
Maufu6715/
Mophu6711/
Mafus6710/
Mmefu678/
Maefu675/
Matfu675/
Mepfu673/
Mafau673/
Mefuh673/
Moufouha671/
Mohdfaud671/
Mapfu671/
Mmafu671/
Mafuá671/
Mefui671/
Mhafu671/
Mofoe671/

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Footnotes

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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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