Msofi Surname
Approximately 2,068 people bear this surname
Msofi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,065 | 1:8,290 | 1,269 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
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 last name Msofi is most common in Malawi. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Msofi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Msofi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Msofi is the 201,602nd most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,523,958 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msofi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous given name in the world, held by 28 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,065 people, or 1 in 8,290. Aside from Malawi Msofi occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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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