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 surname Mosifa (Hindi: मोसिफा) is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mosifa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 773,729th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mosifa reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 46 people.
The surname Mosifa is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 8,296. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Quthing District, where 71 percent live, Maseru District, where 13 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 12 percent live. Outside of Lesotho it is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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 | - |
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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 Mosifa
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