Mfizi Surname

121,979th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Mfizi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfizi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda3,7211:3,054749
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mfizi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mfizi is found most in Rwanda. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfizi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mfizi is the 121,979th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,942,310 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfizi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is held by 3,721 people, or 1 in 3,054. Outside of Rwanda Mfizi exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpfizi913,110/
Nfizi80211/
Mfisi80149/
Mfuzi8063/
Mfici8015/
Mfezi803/
Mfitsi7319/
Nfizzi732/
Mfishi732/
Mphizi731/
Mfichi731/
Mfhize731/
Mfitshi67209/
Mfuishi671/

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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 Mfizi
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