Mfili Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

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

Mfili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Mfili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfili is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfili? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,414,640th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Mfili occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfili live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,289,945. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and North West, where 2 percent live. Beside South Africa Mfili occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live.

Mfili Last Name Statistics demography

Mfili earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.07% less than the national average, earning R 123,396 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfilipp833/
Mfila80851/
Mfeli8065/
Mfuli8010/
Mfile801/
Mfuila73328/
Mphili73285/
Mfihle732/
Mfuile731/
Mfihla731/
N'Fili731/
Mfiela731/
Mfhila731/
M'Fila731/
Mphilip674/
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
  • 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 Mfili
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