Mfinya Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Mfinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mfinya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mfinya has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mfinya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfinya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfinya live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mfinya is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Barring South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nfinya8317/
Mfigna8310/
Mfinia834/
Mfenya832/
Mfingia77335/
Nfienya7716/
Mphinya776/
Nffinya771/
M'Pfunya711/
Mfunia6727/
Mfinjo674/
Nfenya672/
Nfunya671/
Mfunyo671/
Mfenia671/
Mfenyo671/
Mfegna671/
Mphenya6268/
Nfinyoh6212/
Nfingia624/
Nfionyo621/
Nfoignai571/
Nfitngna571/
Mfunjo50111/
Mfenjo501/

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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 Mfinya
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