Mfenga Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Mfenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mfenga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfenga is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfenga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mfenga is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Mfenga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfenga are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 56 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent live. Not including South Africa Mfenga is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Mfenga Last Name Statistics demography

Mfenga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.66% less than the national average, earning R 17,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfuenga9213/
Mfengah921/
Mfena9134/
Mfenge8377/
Mfinga8357/
Mfengo833/
Mfengy831/
Mfegna831/
Mfeina831/
Mfuengi77124/
Mfiengi7763/
Mfiengo7748/
Mfuenge7734/
Mfengie7715/
Nfuenga777/
Mfenger776/
Mphenga772/
Mfeungo771/
Mfina73343/
Mfeno7321/
Nfena731/
Mfingi67176/
Mfingo6747/
Nfinga6721/
Mfigna6710/
Mphena674/
Mfinat672/
M'Fina672/
Nfengo672/
Nfenge671/

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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 Mfenga
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