Mofya Surname

65,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,679 people bear this surname

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

Mofya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mofya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7,3951:9,9901,242
South Africa2061:262,99926,380
Zambia391:406,40820,045
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mofya (2,065) may also be a first name.

Mofya Last Name Facts

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

Mofya is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mofya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,060th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 949,023 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mofya reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 165,902nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 2,065 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 7,395 people, or 1 in 9,990. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Mofya Last Name Statistics demography

Mofya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63% less than the national average, earning R 87,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmofya9132/
Mofyoa915/
Mofhya911/
Mofia80842/
Mafya8016/
Mefya804/
Mofea804/
Mohdfyaz771/
Mofaiyaj771/
Mofija7315/
Mofiah7312/
Mofioa736/
Mofiat732/
Matfya732/
Mofias731/
Mafyah731/
Moufia731/
Mafhya731/
Mofeha731/
Moifia731/
Mofiad731/
Mapfya731/
Moffia730/
Mefeuya6750/
Moffiat672/
Moudfia671/
Mafoyia671/
Mafaaya671/

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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 Mofya
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