Mfaka Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mfaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mfaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfaka occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfaka are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,425,729. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and Western Cape, where 16 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Mfaka exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Mfaka Last Name Statistics demography

Mfaka earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 212.63% more than the national average, earning R 742,920 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfaeka918/
Mfeka8011,816/
Mfaki80772/
Mfaca80303/
Mfako8031/
Mfoka806/
Mfaqa804/
Nfaka802/
Mfake801/
Mphaka733,716/
Mfouka73278/
Mfuika7321/
Mpfeka7315/
Mfaike734/
Mfekay733/
Nfakap731/
Mfoeka731/
N'Faka731/
Mfaaki731/
Mfekaa731/
Mfeuka731/
Mphakha6763/
Mphaaka6714/
Mfekaha674/
Mfakeer671/
Mfoucka671/
Mphakoa671/
Mfakker671/

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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 Mfaka
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