Mosforth Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

Mosforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mosforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304

Mosforth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mosforth occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosforth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Mosforth reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Mosforth is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England it is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 32 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 28 percent reside and Shropshire, where 24 percent reside. Not including England this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent reside and Czechia, where 9 percent reside.

Mosforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mosforth has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Mosforth surname declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mowforth88349/
Mouforth881/
Masforth881/
Mofort863/
Mosford8097/
Moforte8053/
Maforth8013/
Moffort807/
Moufort804/
Motfort802/
Mowfort800/
Mofor775,171/
Mossford75109/
Maforthe753/
Mafforth751/
Musforte751/
Mawforth750/
Mafort711,001/
Moffor7189/
Mofarh7127/
Mofart7115/
Moford7115/
Moufor716/
Mofore715/
Maforh712/
Mowfor711/
Muofor711/
Mosfar711/
Mofford67680/
Maforte67623/
Moffart67445/
Maufort67247/
Maffort6790/
Mesford6730/
Moifore6721/
Mafortt6718/
Mousfar6718/
Mouford6713/
Moxford6712/
Masfour675/
Muodfor672/
Moufour672/
Masford672/
Mohfour671/
Moifoir671/
Moyford671/
Mofoure671/
Mosferd670/
Musford670/

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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 Mosforth
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