Mfefe Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

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

Mfefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mfefe (10) may also be a first name.

Mfefe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mfefe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfefe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfefe are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,259,947. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 37 percent reside, Gauteng, where 35 percent reside and Western Cape, where 21 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Mfefe Last Name Statistics demography

Mfefe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.94% less than the national average, earning R 64,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfefa803/
Mfefy801/
Mfifeu731/
Mfjf671/
Mfew671/
Nfef671/
Mfofi6059/
Nfefi601/
Mfafi601/
Mphofe55349/
Mphafe55297/
Mfofie5521/
Mfophe554/
Nfeefh551/
Mphephe5062/
Mfiofio5021/
Mfophie503/
'Mphofe501/

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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 Mfefe
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