Monofa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Monofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Monofa (66) may also be a first name.

Monofa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Monofa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Monofa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Monofa live; 91 percent live in Oceania Islands and 91 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 66 people.

The last name Monofa is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 90 percent reside and Morobe, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mongofa923/
Munofa83210/
Monefa8340/
Monofi8319/
Manofa8316/
Monofy839/
Monafa833/
Monofo831/
Mungofa772,536/
Mangofa7740/
Monofis7716/
Monofes771/
Monofeh771/
Mounefa771/
Monaafa771/
Manopfa771/
Monnafa771/
Monophai7123/
Mungofah7113/
Mounoufi712/
Monoffey710/
Manafa67723/
Munafa67218/
Monafo67119/
Manefa6741/
Munofo6731/
Manofi6715/
Monafi676/
Menefa672/
Menafa672/
Manofo672/
Monophaya671/
Monafò671/
Monafe671/
Mounoufie671/

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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 Monofa
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