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 surname Mayifa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mayifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,116,508th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Mayifa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mayifa are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 13 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe it 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 Mayifa exists in 3 countries. It is also common 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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