Mfala Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mfala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5421:97,6789,666
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mfala Last Name Facts

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

Mfala is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mfala.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mfala is the 500,792nd most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,092,155 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfala reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 542 people, or 1 in 97,678. In Tanzania Mfala is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 79 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Mfala exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Mfala Last Name Statistics demography

Mfala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.2% less than the national average, earning R 28,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfalla9162/
Mfaloa9113/
Mfahla911/
Mfallah833/
Mfaladz831/
Mfalloa831/
Mfalo80425/
Mfela80144/
Mfali805/
Mfola803/
Nfala803/
Mfale802/
M'Fallah771/
Mhfallah771/
Mfoula731,368/
Mfuila73328/
Mphala73133/
Mfaleu7362/
Mfolap7318/
Mfehla735/
Mfohla734/
Nfaloa733/
Mmfela732/
Mfalhi731/
Mpfali731/
Nfalah731/
Nfgala731/
Mfolah731/
Mfalli731/
Mphahla6767/
Mphalla6748/
Mfatlhe6714/
Mphaila677/
M'Foula671/
Mphatla671/
N'Falla671/
Mfalleu671/
Mpfoula671/

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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 Mfala
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