Mokhifa Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Mokhifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 51 | 1:39,854 | 6,821 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Mokhifa (28) may also be a first name.
Mokhifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mokhifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mokhifa is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mokhifa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mokhifa? popularity and diffusion
Mokhifa is the 2,605,694th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Mokhifa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokhifa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mokhifa is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name globally It is held by 28 people.
This last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 39,854. In Lesotho Mokhifa is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 53 percent live, Qacha's Nek District, where 25 percent live and Berea District, where 20 percent live. Beside Lesotho Mokhifa occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mokhefa | 86 | 45 | / |
| Makhifa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mokhifi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mokhaife | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokufa | 77 | 28 | / |
| Mojifa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mekifa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mokifi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mukhaifah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokhefi | 71 | 1,185 | / |
| Muchifa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Makifah | 71 | 6 | / |
| MacHifa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Makaifa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mookifi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mukhefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mookife | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhufo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhéfi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhifi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhipha | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mekkhufa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moukhefi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokhupha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokhetfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhaifi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mokhifa
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