Mohafa Surname

582,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mohafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mohafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3141:6,4731,357
South Africa2211:245,14825,005
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mohafa (32) may also be a first name.

Mohafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mohafa occurs most in Lesotho. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohafa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 582,776th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mohafa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 32 people.

It is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 6,473. In Lesotho Mohafa is most common in: Qacha's Nek District, where 65 percent reside, Maseru District, where 9 percent reside and Berea District, where 8 percent reside. Not including Lesotho it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 41 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Mohafa Last Name Statistics demography

Mohafa earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning R 260,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moafa911,001/
Mohafath863/
Mohaffay860/
Mohava838/
Mouafa836/
Moaafa835/
Moafaa834/
Moafat833/
Moafai831/
Mohavay7716/
Moaafah7711/
Mohapha772/
Mohafoj771/
Moaifah771/
Moaffoa771/
Mouaffa771/
Moafo73167/
Maofa738/
Mohaffey718/
Mohafouz711/
Mouafo675,548/
Mahofa67500/
Mohova67130/
Moafot6756/
Moaffo6744/
Moafey674/
Muoafo671/
Maoufa671/
Mohafoudh671/
Maeafa671/

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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 Mohafa
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