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 is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfeya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 541,435th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,289,285 people. The last name Mfeya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfeya reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 583 people, or 1 in 92,929. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 74 percent are found, Gauteng, where 10 percent are found and Western Cape, where 10 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

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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