Mayifa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Mayifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mayifa (13) may also be a first name.
Mayifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mayifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mayifa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mayifa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Mayifa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mayifa reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe Mayifa is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 80 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 10 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 35 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Mayifa
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