Mfishani Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mfishani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfishani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mfishani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mfishani is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfishani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfishani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Mfishani is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 86 percent live and Harare Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfisani932/
Mfishane8830/
Mfichani8826/
Mfitshane82132/
Mfisana806/
Mfisane804/
Mfixani801/
Mfichane7524/
Mfeshana751/
Mphishane7148/
Mphishana7132/
Mfetshane717/
Mfixane6712/
Mfesane672/
Mfechane638/
Mphisane636/
Mphetshane561/
Mfezane531/
Mphesane502/

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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 Mfishani
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