Mefana Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Mefana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Mefaña (7) are calculated separately.
Mefana Demographics
Average Mefana Salary in
South Africa
R 131,004
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mefana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mefana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mefana is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Mefaña. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mefana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mefana is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mefana reside; 52 percent reside in Central Africa and 52 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Mefana is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent reside and Lesotho, where 13 percent reside.
Mefana Last Name Statistics demography
Mefana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.87% less than the national average, earning R 131,004 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mefaña | 94 | 7 | / |
| Moefana | 92 | 17 | / |
| Mefanga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mefane | 83 | 1,627 | / |
| Mofana | 83 | 1,005 | / |
| Mafana | 83 | 865 | / |
| Mefano | 83 | 33 | / |
| Mefani | 83 | 23 | / |
| Mifana | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mefena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mefona | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mesfani | 77 | 138 | / |
| 'Mefane | 77 | 87 | / |
| Maifana | 77 | 28 | / |
| Mifanga | 77 | 19 | / |
| Mmefane | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mefanie | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mafeana | 77 | 5 | / |
| Moffana | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mefango | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mifhana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafaana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefanys | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehfona | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehfani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mowfana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefagne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafanea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefouna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafanah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefaner | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mapheana | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mefoumna | 71 | 9 | / |
| Meafouna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maephana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maifanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafona | 67 | 305 | / |
| Mifaña | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mifano | 67 | 94 | / |
| Mefono | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mofona | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mefone | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mafena | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mifani | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mefoni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mifane | 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 Mefana
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