Mosifa Surname
Approximately 367 people bear this surname
Mosifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 245 | 1:8,296 | 1,856 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mosifa (46) may also be a first name.
Mosifa Demographics
Average Mosifa Salary in
South Africa
R 140,052
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mosifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mosifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mosifa (Hindi: मोसिफा) is found most in Lesotho. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mosifa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 773,729th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,857,073 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mosifa live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mosifa is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 46 people.
The last name Mosifa is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 8,296. In Lesotho Mosifa is most frequent in: Quthing District, where 71 percent live, Maseru District, where 13 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 12 percent live. Beside Lesotho this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent live and Botswana, where 11 percent live.
Mosifa Last Name Statistics demography
Mosifa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.06% less than the national average, earning R 140,052 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moshifa | 92 | 32 | / |
| Mositfa | 92 | 12 | / |
| Mosaifa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Moisifah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masifa | 83 | 431 | / |
| Mosife | 83 | 70 | / |
| Musifa | 83 | 36 | / |
| Mosifi | 83 | 17 | / |
| Mojifa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mosefa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mesifa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mozifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mosifo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mosipha | 77 | 252 | / |
| Musifah | 77 | 81 | / |
| Masifah | 77 | 50 | / |
| Musaifa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Massifa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Musitfa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Musifat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mozaifa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Musifai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Matsifa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Masitfa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mushifa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mazoifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mashifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meseifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Musifau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moshefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mosefoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhsifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Musuifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mosetfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Musaifah | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mosetfai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mosefoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mousifou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massaifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mushifau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musefa | 67 | 4,351 | / |
| Masifi | 67 | 160 | / |
| Mesefa | 67 | 111 | / |
| Masefa | 67 | 74 | / |
| Musifi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mosefi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Macifa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mosefe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Majifa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mozifi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maxifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masify | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosefo | 67 | 1 | / |
Mosifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mosifa in the Hindi language | ||
| मोसिफा | mosipha | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Mosifa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis