Msophi Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Msophi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msophi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1331:407,35135,714

Msophi Last Name Facts

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

Msophi occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msophi? popularity and diffusion

Msophi is the 1,551,568th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Msophi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msophi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Msophi is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 407,351. In South Africa Msophi is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, Western Cape, where 24 percent live and Gauteng, where 20 percent live.

Msophi Last Name Statistics demography

Msophi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.43% less than the national average, earning R 139,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msophie921/
Msopi91190/
Msophe83780/
Msoppi831/
Mshopi831/
Msopha831/
Msofi732,068/
Msopa73594/
Msope73341/
Msapi73105/
Mcopi737/
Msepi731/
Mshafi6712/
Mshapi677/
Msapeh676/
Msapha674/
Mjaphi671/
Mtjopi671/
Mshope671/

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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 Msophi
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