Mfela Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Mfela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 143 | 1:378,865 | 33,977 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mfela Demographics
Average Mfela Salary in
South Africa
R 63,756
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mfela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mfela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mfela is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfela? popularity and diffusion
Mfela is the 1,471,719th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Mfela is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 378,865. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 31 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Mfela exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Mfela Last Name Statistics demography
Mfela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.17% less than the national average, earning R 63,756 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mfehla | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mmfela | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mfiela | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mfhelia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mfila | 80 | 851 | / |
| Mfala | 80 | 657 | / |
| Mfele | 80 | 95 | / |
| Mfeli | 80 | 65 | / |
| Nfela | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mfola | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mfelo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mfyla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphela | 73 | 10,949 | / |
| Mfuila | 73 | 328 | / |
| Mfalla | 73 | 62 | / |
| Mfehle | 73 | 43 | / |
| Mfohla | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mfihla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfahla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nfhela | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfolah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfhila | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfeles | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Fila | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphehla | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mfallah | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Mfela
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