Mfele Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mfele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mfele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfele occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfele? popularity and diffusion

Mfele is the 1,907,068th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfele reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Apart from The DR Congo Mfele is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfehle9143/
Mfeles911/
Mfle891/
Mfela80144/
Mfeli8065/
Mfole8010/
Mfale802/
Mfile801/
Mphele73665/
Mfaleu7362/
M'Fole736/
Mfehla735/
Mfitel734/
Mmfela732/
Mficel732/
Mfihle732/
Mfuile731/
Mfiela731/
Mphehle6742/
Mpheele677/
Mfjl671/
Mphelle671/
Mfalleu671/
Mfaycel671/
Mfhelia671/

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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 Mfele
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