Mfah Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Mfah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 187 | 1:947,287 | 40,584 |
| Cameroon | 60 | 1:346,151 | 31,109 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
Mfah is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mfah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,014,722nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mfah are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 72 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 947,287. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 91 percent are found, Ogun, where 3 percent are found and Rivers, where 3 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Mfah exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mffah | 89 | 6 | / |
| Mfahd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mfath | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mfaha | 89 | 1 | / |
| M'Fah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mfa | 86 | 955 | / |
| Mfaa | 75 | 112 | / |
| Mvah | 75 | 65 | / |
| Mfoh | 75 | 20 | / |
| Mfai | 75 | 14 | / |
| Mffa | 75 | 13 | / |
| Mfaz | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mfay | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mfoa | 75 | 5 | / |
| M'Fa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hmfa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mfau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mfap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpfa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mfas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mfat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mvaha | 67 | 131 | / |
| Mfyoa | 67 | 104 | / |
| Mfa'a | 67 | 58 | / |
| Mfouh | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mffoh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mffat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mfaiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mfait | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mfeuh | 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 Mfah
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