Mbifa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mbifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbifa is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbifa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbifa live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mbifa is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Mbifa is primarily concentrated in: Trans Nzoia County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 29 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbaifa9113/
Mmbifa911/
Mbaifai831/
Mbifi80104/
Mwifa8099/
Mbifo8022/
Muifa8017/
Mbefa803/
Mbife802/
Mbipha73234/
Muifha73187/
Mbaife7314/
Mbefai7311/
Mviefa738/
Mbeufa732/
Mbeffa731/
Mbifeh731/
Mvifah731/
Nmvifa731/
Mbaify731/
N'Bifa731/
Mbifih731/
Mbifie731/
Mbiefo731/
Mwaifa731/
Muiffah6713/
Muisfah676/
Nmbuife671/
Muhifat671/
Mbaifou671/
Mboifio671/
Mbiefeu671/
Mbeuffa671/
M'Boifo671/
Nnbuifa671/
Mwaifea671/

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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 Mbifa
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