Mofwe Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mofwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mofwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mofwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mofwe has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mofwe live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Mofwe is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Besides The DR Congo Mofwe exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mofw892/
Mofwa8062/
Mafwe8035/
Movwe8027/
Mowve801/
Mofued735/
Mobhwe731/
Moffoue671/
Mofoued671/
Mafw671/

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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 Mofwe
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