Mfogo Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mfogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mfogo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mfogo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfogo? popularity and diffusion

Mfogo is the 6,360,413th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Mfogo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mfogo live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Mfogo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Mfogo is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 67 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 17 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 17 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfongo9137/
Mfoggo918/
Mfocgo912/
Mfokgo911/
Mfongou83126/
Mfougou8377/
Mfonqgo831/
Mfago801/
Nfogo801/
Mfoga801/
Mfoungou7750/
Mfongouh771/
Mfungo738,855/
Mphogo732,262/
Mfonga73108/
Nfongo7327/
Mfango7315/
Nfocgo733/
Nfokgo733/
Mfekgo732/
Mfaugo731/
Nfogho731/
Nfuogo731/
Nfogou731/
Nfogop731/
Mfouga731/
Mphongo67252/
Mfounga6738/
Nfongou6725/
Nfongho6710/
Mphokgo671/
Nfougoh671/
Nfoncgo671/
Nfokgoh671/
Mfeungo671/
Mfangou671/

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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 Mfogo
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