Mfiya Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Mfiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 269 | 1:77,208 | 9,506 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
Mfiya (19) may also be a first name.
Mfiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mfiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mfiya (Russian: Мфия) is found most in Cameroon. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mfiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 899,940th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. Mfiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfiya live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mfiya is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 19 people.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 269 people, or 1 in 77,208. In Cameroon Mfiya is most frequent in: West Region, where 85 percent are found, Centre Region, where 9 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mfiyah | 91 | 12 | / |
| Mfeya | 80 | 593 | / |
| Mfuya | 80 | 134 | / |
| Mfyoa | 80 | 104 | / |
| Mfoya | 80 | 67 | / |
| Mfiyo | 80 | 64 | / |
| Mfaya | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nfiya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mfoihaya | 77 | 185 | / |
| Mphiya | 73 | 655 | / |
| Mfouya | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mfayaz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mfeyap | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mfeyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfiyet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nfiyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nfiyat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfoi | 67 | 829 | / |
| Mfoy | 67 | 573 | / |
| Mfaa | 67 | 112 | / |
| Mfai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mfui | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mfay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mfoa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mfuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mfei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfuyaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfau | 67 | 1 | / |
Mfiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mfiya in the Russian language | ||
| Мфия | mfia | - |
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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 Mfiya
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