Mfano Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Mfano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 75 | 1:705,888 | 40,428 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mfano (466) may also be a first name.
Mfano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mfano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mfano is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mfano.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfano? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mfano is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Mfano is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfano live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mfano is also the 394,651st most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 466 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 705,888. In Tanzania Mfano is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 92 percent live, Lindi Region, where 5 percent live and Geita Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mfango | 91 | 15 | / |
| Mfangou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mfana | 80 | 1,981 | / |
| Mfono | 80 | 1,972 | / |
| Mfanga | 73 | 2,030 | / |
| Mfongo | 73 | 37 | / |
| M'Fana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfagna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfouno | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfongou | 67 | 126 | / |
| Mfounou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mphango | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mfeunou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mfeinou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfoungou | 62 | 50 | / |
| Mfongouh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mfougnot | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mfona | 60 | 108 | / |
| Mphana | 55 | 628 | / |
| Mfouna | 55 | 187 | / |
| Mfonga | 55 | 108 | / |
| Mfonna | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mfogna | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mfeina | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mphongo | 50 | 252 | / |
| Mphanga | 50 | 221 | / |
| Mfounga | 50 | 38 | / |
| M'Founa | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mpfouna | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mfongna | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mpheana | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mphanna | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mfano
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