Msofi Surname

201,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msofi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Msofi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,0651:8,2901,269
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Msofi (28) may also be a first name.

Msofi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msofi is found most frequently in Malawi. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msofi? popularity and diffusion

Msofi is the 201,602nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,523,958 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msofi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Msofi is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 28 people.

The surname Msofi is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 2,065 people, or 1 in 8,290. Barring Malawi Msofi exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msofe806,064/
Msefi8064/
Msafi8022/
Msoffe733,269/
Msophi73133/
M'Safi73122/
Msafii7313/
Mshafi7312/
Msatfi7311/
Mchofi731/
Mszafi731/
Mssoffe671/
Msaffih671/
M'Ssafi671/
Msophie671/
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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 Msofi
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