Mfata Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mfata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mfata Last Name Facts

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

Mfata occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfata? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,055,934th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mfata are found; 37 percent are found in Southern Africa and 37 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mfata is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa Mfata is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 87 percent reside, Free State, where 7 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 24 percent reside and Tanzania, where 24 percent reside.

Mfata Last Name Statistics demography

Mfata earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.17% less than the national average, earning R 82,764 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfatha913/
Mfati801,353/
Nfata80156/
Mfota8023/
Mfate8012/
Mfato803/
Mfeta801/
Mphata73340/
Mfuita73150/
Mfater7317/
Mfathi7311/
Mfatyo735/
Mffato734/
Mfatie732/
Mfaiti731/
Mfotat731/
Mfotta731/
Mphatha67132/
Nfattah6715/
Mfatthy671/
Mfoutah671/
Mfehtah671/
Mfattis671/

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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 Mfata
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