Mfi Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

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

Mfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mfi (13) may also be a first name.

Mfi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mfi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mfi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfi? popularity and diffusion

Mfi is the 2,020,555th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mfi reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The last name Mfi is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 950,486. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 74 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Other than South Africa Mfi exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Mfi Last Name Statistics demography

Mfi earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.19% less than the national average, earning R 211,056 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfoi86829/
Mfai8614/
Mfit8614/
Mfui8611/
Mfii868/
Mfiy865/
Mfih863/
Mfid863/
Hmfi861/
Mfij861/
Mhfi861/
Mpfi861/
Mfei861/
Mfaiz753/
Mfait752/
Mfish752/
Mfuit751/
M'Fei751/
Mfa67955/
Mfe67510/
Nfi67259/
Mfj6717/
Mfy671/
Mfyoyi671/

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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 Mfi
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