Mfete Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

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

Mfete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3751:144,47416,511
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mfete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfete is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfete? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mfete is the 758,524th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfete live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 375 people, or 1 in 144,474. In South Africa Mfete is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 55 percent are found, North West, where 40 percent are found and Free State, where 2 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mfete Last Name Statistics demography

Mfete earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.72% less than the national average, earning R 157,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfetie91123/
Mfethe916/
Mfeter911/
Mfet898/
Mfeuteu831/
Mfetter831/
Mfeti80104/
Mfote8081/
Mfite8032/
Mfate8012/
Mfett804/
Mfeta801/
Mphete7331/
Mfethi7326/
Mfiote734/
Mfeedh732/
Nfetie731/
Nfeteh731/
Mffett731/
Mphethe67220/
Mfit6714/
Mfed674/
Mphfite671/
Mfetuha671/
Nfiethe671/
Nfehteh671/
Mfitter671/

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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 Mfete
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