Mfingu Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

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

Mfingu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mfingu 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 Congo1921:384,78933,038
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mfingu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfingu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfingu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mfingu is the 1,214,709th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname Mfingu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfingu live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 384,789. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

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
Mfinu911/
Mfengu832,302/
Nfingu8341/
Mfinus835/
Mfeinou771/
Nfiengu771/
Nfinu733/
Mfenu731/
Mfemgu672/
Nfengu671/
Mphengu625/
Mfeunou622/
Nfeungou571/
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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 Mfingu
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