Mfane Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mfane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mfane (132) may also be a first name.

Mfane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mfane is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mfane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mfane is the 1,918,812th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfane reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mfane is also the 807,735th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 132 people.

The last name Mfane is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria Mfane is most numerous in: Benue, where 96 percent reside, Adamawa, where 2 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 36 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mfanie911/
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Mfuyane831/
Mfene803,160/
Mfana801,981/
Mfone80275/
Mfain8061/
Nfane8052/
Mfang8028/
Mfani8017/
Mfine804/
Mfayonge774/
Mfayange771/
Mphane73426/
Mfanyi73129/
Mfonje7392/
Mfonge7319/
Mfahan7315/
Mfagni7312/
Mfuene732/
Mfanyo732/
Mfangi731/
M'Fana731/
Mfonne731/
Mfaing731/
Mfeneh731/
Mfogne731/
Mfon678,384/
Mfam671,497/
Mphanje671,132/
Nfan67704/
Mfayana6749/
Mpheane6740/
Mfuenge6734/
Mfongue6727/
Mfuyana6717/
Mphange6711/
Mfiyana678/
Mfiyani673/
Mfuyani671/
'Mphane671/
Mfangni671/
Nfaanee671/
Mfanish671/

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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 Mfane
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