Mfathi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Mfathi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfathi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Mfathi (40) may also be a first name.

Mfathi Last Name Facts

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

Mfathi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfathi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mfathi is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfathi are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname Mfathi is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 80 percent are found, Gauteng, where 10 percent are found and Western Cape, where 10 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 9 percent are found.

Mfathi Last Name Statistics demography

Mfathi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.2% less than the national average, earning R 30,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfati911,353/
Mfethi8326/
Mfothi836/
Mfatha833/
Mfatie832/
Mfaiti831/
Mphathi77504/
Mfatthy771/
Mfattis771/
Mfata7341/
Nfati7319/
Mfate7312/
Mfoti739/
Mfetie67123/
Mfotie6788/
Mfater6717/
Mfethe676/
Mfatyo675/
Mfothe671/
Nfaiti671/
Nfatie671/
Mfuiti671/

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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 Mfathi
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