Moifo Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moifo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2461:220,23523,087
Cameroon1221:170,23818,185
Lesotho441:46,1947,453

Moifo (108) may also be a first name.

Moifo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moifo is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moifo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 711,133rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. The last name Moifo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moifo are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Moifo is also the 904,892nd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 108 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 220,235. In South Africa Moifo is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 80 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent are found. Besides South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 30 percent are found and Lesotho, where 11 percent are found.

Moifo Last Name Statistics demography

Moifo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.78% less than the national average, earning R 159,732 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moiffo9169/
Mmoifo9115/
Moiafo912/
Moifoa911/
Moifou911/
Mofo891,713/
Mifo8910/
Moiaffo831/
Moffo802,621/
Maifo802,209/
Moufo8058/
Moifa8046/
Meifo8029/
Mofou8022/
Mifoi8018/
Mofos8013/
Mofoz809/
Mofod808/
Mofot804/
Mofoh803/
Mofoa802/
Mifou802/
Miffo801/
Moofo801/
Mitfo801/
Muofo801/
Mofuo801/
'Mofo801/
Moefo801/
Miefo801/
Mhofo801/
Maifeo73346/
Mofuoa73116/
Moufou7356/
Muipfo7348/
Maiffo7336/
Mayifo7321/
Mofoss7319/
Mouffo7319/
Moffot7315/
Maifoa7313/
Mojifa739/
Moffou734/
Mofooz734/
Moifat734/
Mohfot734/
Moifas733/
Muifho732/
Mmofoa732/
Maifou732/
Mofooa732/
Mofoot732/
Mofood731/
Miffoh731/
Motfod731/
Moifah731/
Mohfop731/
Moifha731/
Maifho731/
Mosfou731/
Mgoufo731/
Moffoi731/
Midfou731/
Mofooh731/
Mofout731/
Moeffo731/
Moffoh731/
Meiffo731/
Meifou731/
Muyofo731/
Mafo678,968/
Mefo672,155/
Mofa672,063/
Mifa67721/
Moffoot6759/
Maifooj6731/
Mhifodh674/
Maifooz673/
Maifeou673/
Mejiofo672/
Moffott672/
Moufous672/
Mihfooz672/
Moufoud671/
Mofffot671/
Méfo671/
Misfout671/
Moffout671/
Moffouh671/
Mihiafo671/
Mohfoud671/
Mojfouh671/
Mohfouh671/
Mifá671/
Moujafo671/
Maiefou671/
Mouefou671/
Mouffou671/
Motfoot670/

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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 Moifo
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