Mfeya Surname

541,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 593 people bear this surname

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

Mfeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5831:92,92911,362
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mfeya Last Name Facts

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

Mfeya occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfeya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 541,435th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,289,285 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfeya live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 92,929. In South Africa Mfeya is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 74 percent live, Gauteng, where 10 percent live and Western Cape, where 10 percent live. Beside South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Mfeya Last Name Statistics demography

Mfeya earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning R 260,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfeyap912/
Mfeyah911/
Mfiya80297/
Mfuya80134/
Mfyoa80104/
Mfoya8067/
Mfaya8017/
Mfeye8013/
Mfeys801/
Mfeyet73143/
Mfiyah7312/
Mfouya7310/
Mfayaz733/
Mpheya732/
Mfoy67573/
Mfaa67112/
Mfee6784/
Mfai6714/
Mfoe676/
Mfay675/
Mfoa675/
Nfea674/
Mfuy672/
Mfau671/
Mfae671/
Mfei671/
Mfuyaya671/
Mfue671/
Mfej671/

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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 Mfeya
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