Mofulu Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mofulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mofulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4761:111,22210,709
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mofulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mofulu is found most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 631,297th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. The surname Mofulu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mofulu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 476 people, or 1 in 111,222. In Tanzania Mofulu is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 54 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 19 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Mofulu Last Name Statistics demography

Mofulu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.06% less than the national average, earning R 56,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mofuliu921/
Mafulu832,112/
Mofolu836/
Mefulu831/
Mafului771/
Muifulu771/
Mapfulu771/
Mafullu771/
Mafuliu771/
Mafuilu771/
Mafulus770/
Mafoulou716/
Mefoulou712/
Maufaulu712/
Mafeuleu711/
Mafilu67138/
Maphulu6225/
Maefilu621/
Maphullu571/

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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 Mofulu
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