Mfanya Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mfanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mfanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mfanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mfanya is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Mfanya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfanya reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Mfanya is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 67 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 17 percent live and Gauteng, where 17 percent live. Other than South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 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
- 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 Mfanya
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