Mefale Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Mefale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Mefale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mefale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mefale (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻔﺎﻝ, Marathi: मेफाले) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mefale.
How Common Is The Last Name Mefale? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Mefale live; 45 percent live in Southern Africa and 45 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mefale is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Mefale is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent are found and Mauritania, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maefale | 92 | 15 | / |
| Mefaleu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mefal | 91 | 78 | / |
| Maefalea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafale | 83 | 927 | / |
| Mefail | 83 | 50 | / |
| Meffal | 83 | 21 | / |
| Mefall | 83 | 14 | / |
| Mefele | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mofale | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mefali | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mefala | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mefaul | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mefaly | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mafaile | 77 | 345 | / |
| Mafahle | 77 | 245 | / |
| Maifale | 77 | 161 | / |
| Mhafale | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mefaili | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mefasel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mifaleh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafalie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafalle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maefele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefeleu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefeule | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefoleu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefolie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehfali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefatli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meffali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefiele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mofahle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefalla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mifal | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mafalleh | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mahafale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mefouele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maefelei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maefelea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mefaicel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafalley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mefaliaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafole | 67 | 1,391 | / |
| Mafele | 67 | 518 | / |
| Mofali | 67 | 297 | / |
| Mafali | 67 | 296 | / |
| Maifal | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mofele | 67 | 73 | / |
| Mefola | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mifele | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mefailova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mayfal | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mofaly | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mefeli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mifhal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moifal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mayfaller | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mefoil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mifail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyphaler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojfal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mifali | 67 | 1 | / |
Mefale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mefale in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻔﺎﻝ | mfal | - |
| Mefale in the Marathi language | ||
| मेफाले | mephale | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mefale
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