Mfenyana Surname

345,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,058 people bear this surname

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

Mfenyana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfenyana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0501:51,5986,540
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mfenyana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfenyana is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfenyana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 345,892nd most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,888,040 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mfenyana reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,050 people, or 1 in 51,598. In South Africa Mfenyana is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent are found, Western Cape, where 24 percent are found and Gauteng, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mfenyana Last Name Statistics demography

Mfenyana earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning R 238,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfenyane8876/
Mfenyani885/
Mphenyana8211/
Mfinyane752/
Mfenjane751/
Mphinyana7161/
Mphenyane7128/
Mphenyani712/
Mfinianga711/
Mphainyana674/
Mphinyane59228/
Mfinyongo5984/
Mphinyani594/
Mphainyane5631/

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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 Mfenyana
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