Mokafa Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mokafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447

Mokafa Last Name Facts

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

Mokafa is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokafa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Mokafa live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 56 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Mokafa is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Mokafa is most common in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Mokafa occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 44 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokafaa924/
Moukafa922/
Mokhafa921/
Mokafat921/
Moskafa921/
Moukaffa861/
Moukafas861/
Mokafo83109/
Mokafi8364/
Mukafa8326/
Makafa8312/
Mokofa836/
Mekafa831/
Mokafih77342/
Mokgofa77288/
Magkafa77223/
Moukafi77137/
Mokhefa7745/
Mokhafi7741/
Makhafa7735/
Mokgafi7719/
Mukaffa7712/
Makgafa773/
Makaifa772/
Mukkafa772/
Mokhofa772/
Moukafo771/
Mokhafe771/
Moscafa771/
Makaffa771/
Mukafai771/
Mekafai771/
Mokhafo771/
Mokapha771/
Moukafih711,061/
Moukhafi71410/
Magkafas71303/
Moukafie71143/
Mukafaah7110/
Mokhafiz714/
Mokhapha712/
Moshkafi712/
Moukkafi712/
Maskhafa712/
Mokashfy711/
Mmakaffa711/
Mokhaife711/
Makhafah711/
'Makhafa711/
Mokgapha711/
Makasfah711/
Makofa67140/
Mukafi67140/
Makafi67114/
Makafe6798/
Makafo6753/
Mukofa6735/
Muqofa6722/
Mekefa6713/
Mokofo677/
Mokofi676/
Makaafath671/
Mocafi671/
Makefa671/
Moqafe671/
Mukhaifah671/
Mukafe671/
Mukafo671/
Mekafo671/
Mokofe671/

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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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  • 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 Mokafa
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