Mfipa Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mfipa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfipa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Tanzania1651:320,85824,292
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mfipa Last Name Facts

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

Mfipa occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mfipa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfipa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 725,073rd most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfipa are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Outside of Malawi this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 41 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfupa80193/
Mphipa73366/
Mfepat7315/
Mpfupa739/
Mfupha735/
Mfepit55168/
Mfepet5596/
Mphepa5522/
Mphupa554/
Nfepat551/
Mfyphi551/
Nfeupa551/
Mfepei551/
Mphupha5042/
Mphiphi5024/
Mphepha5019/
Mphepau503/
Mphipho501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mfipa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis