Mfecane Surname
Approximately 1,953 people bear this surname
Mfecane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,943 | 1:27,884 | 3,580 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mfecane Demographics
Average Mfecane Salary in
South Africa
R 133,524
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mfecane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mfecane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mfecane occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mfecane.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfecane? popularity and diffusion
Mfecane is the 211,212th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,731,462 people. Mfecane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfecane are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,943 people, or 1 in 27,884. In South Africa Mfecane is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent reside, Western Cape, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Mfecane Last Name Statistics demography
Mfecane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.81% less than the national average, earning R 133,524 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mfechane | 93 | 8 | / |
| Mfekane | 86 | 56 | / |
| Mfecana | 86 | 28 | / |
| Mfeqane | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mficane | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mfecani | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nfecane | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mfesane | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mfezane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mfacane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mfecang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mfichane | 80 | 24 | / |
| Mfetshane | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mfekana | 71 | 23 | / |
| Mfekani | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mfisane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mfakane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mfikene | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mfikane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mficana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mficani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nfichane | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mfichani | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mfedkhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mphesane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mphejane | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Mfecane
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