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 last name Mfi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mfi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mfi reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mfi is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 13 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 950,486. In South Africa Mfi is most common in: North West, where 74 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 16 percent reside and Gauteng, where 9 percent reside. Other than South Africa Mfi exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

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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