Mfaya Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Mfaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Mfaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mfaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mfaya is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Mfaya live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon Mfaya is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 77 percent are found and Centre Region, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Mfaya occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mfayaz | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mfaa | 89 | 112 | / |
| Mfay | 89 | 5 | / |
| Mfuyaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mfeya | 80 | 593 | / |
| Mfiya | 80 | 297 | / |
| Mfuya | 80 | 134 | / |
| Mfoya | 80 | 67 | / |
| Mfa'a | 80 | 58 | / |
| Mfayi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mfaye | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mfayo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mfoihaya | 77 | 185 | / |
| Mfa | 75 | 955 | / |
| Mfy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mphaya | 73 | 2,614 | / |
| Mfiyah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mfouya | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mfeyap | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mfajah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfayou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfeyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfoy | 67 | 573 | / |
| Nfaa | 67 | 161 | / |
| Mfai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mffa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mfoa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mfiy | 67 | 5 | / |
| M'Fa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mphayah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mfuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nfay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mfae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmfa | 67 | 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
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- 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 Mfaya
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