Mfikwa Surname

118,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mfikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,8531:13,7401,780
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
East Timor41:303,982255
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mfikwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfikwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfikwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 118,675th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,880,657 people. Mfikwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfikwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mfikwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,853 people, or 1 in 13,740. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Njombe Region, where 29 percent live, Iringa Region, where 22 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 13 percent live. Other than Tanzania Mfikwa exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Mfikwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mfikwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.87% less than the national average, earning R 73,980 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfiekwa921/
Mfikwe83223/
Mfukwa8321/
Nfikwa8321/
Mfekwa831/
Mfigwa831/
Mphikwa77554/
Mfiekwe778/
Mffikwe776/
Nfiekwa771/
Mphikhwa712/
Mfugwa67292/
Nfukwa6721/
Mfekwe674/
Mphekwa628/
Mphicwa622/
Mphigwa621/
Nfickwe621/
Mfuqua503/
Mfigue502/
Nfugwa501/

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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 Mfikwa
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