Mfanafuthi Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Mfanafuthi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfanafuthi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mfanafuthi (9,834) may also be a first name.

Mfanafuthi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mfanafuthi is found most frequently in South Africa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfanafuthi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mfanafuthi is the 5,057,639th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Mfanafuthi reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 61,930th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 9,834 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 69 percent live, Gauteng, where 23 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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