Mfah Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mfah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1871:947,28740,584
Cameroon601:346,15131,109
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mfah (72) may also be a first name.

Mfah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfah is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,014,722nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mfah reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mfah is also the 1,143,416th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 72 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 947,287. In Nigeria Mfah is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 91 percent live, Ogun, where 3 percent live and Rivers, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria Mfah occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mffah896/
Mfahd891/
Mfath891/
Mfaha891/
M'Fah891/
Mfa86955/
Mfaa75112/
Mvah7565/
Mfoh7520/
Mfai7514/
Mffa7513/
Mfaz757/
Mfay755/
Mfoa755/
M'Fa754/
Hmfa751/
Mfau751/
Mfap751/
Mpfa751/
Mfas751/
Mfat751/
Mvaha67131/
Mfyoa67104/
Mfa'a6758/
Mfouh6749/
Mffoh6718/
Mffat677/
Mfaiz673/
Mfait672/
Mfeuh671/

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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 Mfah
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