Mfobo Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

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

Mfobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5051:107,28312,937
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Mfobo Last Name Facts

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

Mfobo is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfobo? popularity and diffusion

Mfobo is the 607,405th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. The last name Mfobo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfobo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 505 people, or 1 in 107,283. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 38 percent are found, Western Cape, where 29 percent are found and Gauteng, where 29 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Poland, where 0 percent are found.

Mfobo Last Name Statistics demography

Mfobo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.17% less than the national average, earning R 144,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfobou911/
Mfoubou83809/
Mfabo8091/
Mfoba804/
Nfobo802/
Mfubo801/
M'Foubou774/
Mfouba73264/
Mfabou7342/
Mfobat731/
Mfowou731/
Nfoubou676/
Mpfhubo676/
Mfouwou674/
Nfobout671/
Mfonpou671/
Mpfouwo671/

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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 Mfobo
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