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 surname Mohafa occurs most in Lesotho. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohafa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 582,776th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,545,624 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mohafa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mohafa is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 32 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 6,473. In Lesotho Mohafa is most common in: Qacha's Nek District, where 65 percent live, Maseru District, where 9 percent live and Berea District, where 8 percent live. Besides Lesotho this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 41 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

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
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  • 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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