Mfila Surname

410,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mfila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7661:96,44910,884
Botswana611:35,8517,015
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Mfila (20) may also be a first name.

Mfila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mfila occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mfila is the 410,325th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,563,509 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfila reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 20 people.

The last name Mfila is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 766 people, or 1 in 96,449. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Mfila Last Name Statistics demography

Mfila earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.7% less than the national average, earning R 140,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfuila91328/
Mfihla911/
Mfiela911/
Mfhila911/
M'Fila911/
Mfula8015,480/
Nfila80878/
Mfela80144/
Mfili8063/
Mfilo803/
Mfyla801/
Mfile801/
Mfihlo731,888/
Mphila73843/
Mfuela7348/
Nfuila7321/
Mfehla735/
Mfilho733/
Mmfela732/
Mfihle732/
Mfulah731/
Mfuile731/
Mfilou731/
Mphaila677/
Mfilipp673/
M'Filou671/
Mphilia671/
Mfhelia671/

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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
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  • 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 Mfila
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