Mbafana Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbafana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbafana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbafana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mbafana occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbafana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbafana reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

Mbafana is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Mbafana occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 24 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbafanga931/
Mbofana864,332/
Mbefana861/
Mbafani861/
Mbofanga804/
Mbofanai802/
Mbopfana801/
Mbofani7148/
Mbofane716/
Mbofona711/
Mbophana671/
Mboufane671/
Muaphanga6321/
Mboufougna591/
Muafono5723/
Mbophane5355/
Mbophani531/

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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
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  • 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 Mbafana
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