Mamfa Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mamfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1351:1,312,16951,890
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173

Mamfa (54) may also be a first name.

Mamfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mamfa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamfa? popularity and diffusion

Mamfa is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mamfa are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 54 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 1,312,169. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 87 percent live, Niger, where 4 percent live and Rivers, where 4 percent live. Barring Nigeria Mamfa exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mamfat9168/
Mamfau9146/
Mamfah911/
Mamffa910/
Mamfe80160/
Manfa80133/
Mamfi8022/
Mamfo8015/
Memfa803/
Manfau7365/
Manfai7351/
Mammfi7330/
Manfat7319/
Manfaa7311/
Mamfou734/
Mamfeh734/
Manfea733/
Mampha733/
Manfad733/
Manfay732/
Manfas732/
Mamffo731/
Manfap731/
Manfah731/
Momfat731/
Mamffe731/
Mamfei731/
Mainfa731/
Manmfe731/
Manfaz731/
Mamfid731/
Mamfer730/
Manfaat6753/
Manfait6716/
Masenfa679/
Masinfa673/
Moumfat671/
Mamfout671/
Manfeau671/
Mamphat671/

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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 Mamfa
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