Mfilu Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mfilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mfilu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Mfilu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfilu is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfilu? popularity and diffusion

Mfilu is the 1,244,200th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfilu live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Mfilu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Aside from The DR Congo it is found in one country. It is also common in Tunisia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfuilu91575/
M'Filu911/
Mfilou911/
Mfihlu911/
M'Fuilu8321/
M'Filou831/
Mfulu801,992/
Nfilu801/
Nfuilu734/
M'Fulu731/
N'Fuilu671/
Nfulu6049/
Mphulu5512/
Mphehlu502/
Mphuhlu501/
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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 Mfilu
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