Motshafa Surname
7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Motshafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutshafa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Motchafa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matshafa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Moshafat | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mosafa | 86 | 2,146 | / |
| Mosaffa | 80 | 98 | / |
| Matsafa | 80 | 79 | / |
| Mutsafa | 80 | 30 | / |
| Mossafa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mousafa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Metsafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mosafau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mosaifa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mochafaa | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mossaffa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Moussafa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Moshavah | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mustsafa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mathsafa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matshofa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hmosaffa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mousiafa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Motsapha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Motsepha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mousahfaz | 71 | 118 | / |
| Masafa | 71 | 60 | / |
| Mohdshafi | 71 | 55 | / |
| Mochaffaa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mouchafaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moussaffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosafo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muchafa | 67 | 738 | / |
| Machafa | 67 | 353 | / |
| Maasafa | 67 | 324 | / |
| Mochafo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Masafah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mutsafi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Motsofe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Matsafi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mosapha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mosatfa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mozaifa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mosopha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Motzafi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matsafo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mutsafy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maszafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mozaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masafau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motsofi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mozayfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohdshafee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohdshafie | 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 Motshafa
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