Mefala Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Mefala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Mefala (3) may also be a first name.
Mefala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mefala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mefala is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mefala.
How Common Is The Last Name Mefala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Mefala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Mefala reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 3 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Mefala is mostly concentrated in: East Region, where 50 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maefala | 92 | 24 | / |
| Mefalla | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mefaglia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maefalea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mefallah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mefaliaj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafala | 83 | 698 | / |
| Mefela | 83 | 55 | / |
| Mefola | 83 | 51 | / |
| Mofala | 83 | 15 | / |
| Mefale | 83 | 11 | / |
| Mefali | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mefaly | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maifala | 77 | 1,614 | / |
| Mafahla | 77 | 890 | / |
| Mafhala | 77 | 254 | / |
| Mofahla | 77 | 103 | / |
| Maafala | 77 | 69 | / |
| Mafalla | 77 | 22 | / |
| Meffola | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mefoula | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mefelah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mefaili | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafalia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moifala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meffali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefatli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafalha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehfali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mofalla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefeula | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefaleu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafalai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Misfala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehfolad | 71 | 18 | / |
| Ma'afala | 71 | 18 | / |
| Maifhala | 71 | 17 | / |
| Maifalla | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mafahala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mmefahlo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafallah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mefolaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafhahla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafela | 67 | 2,292 | / |
| Mafalo | 67 | 847 | / |
| Mafola | 67 | 267 | / |
| Mefolo | 67 | 203 | / |
| Mofela | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mofola | 67 | 54 | / |
| Mifela | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mefelo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mifali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofalo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mefala
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