Mfama Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

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

Mfama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4211:128,68815,090
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Mfama (14) may also be a first name.

Mfama Last Name Facts

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

Mfama is found most in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 694,796th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfama are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mfama is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 421 people, or 1 in 128,688. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 53 percent reside, Western Cape, where 20 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Besides South Africa Mfama is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Mfama Last Name Statistics demography

Mfama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.1% less than the national average, earning R 118,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfamau9194/
Mfamad917/
Mfatma911/
Mfoma8027/
Mfema8022/
Mfame8013/
Mfami8012/
Nfama804/
Mfamy801/
Mfaume7331,727/
Mphama7326/
Mfouma736/
Mfahmi731/
Mfaumi731/
Nfatma731/
Nfatmah6717/
Mphamad674/
Mpfouma672/
Mfahume672/
Mphhama671/

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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 Mfama
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