Mfolo Surname

289,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,325 people bear this surname

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

Mfolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2771:42,4265,429
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
England51:11,143,612252,590
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Mfolo (16) may also be a first name.

Mfolo Last Name Facts

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

Mfolo is found most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mfolo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mfolo is the 289,292nd most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,500,035 people. Mfolo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mfolo are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mfolo is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,277 people, or 1 in 42,426. In South Africa Mfolo is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 66 percent reside, North West, where 16 percent reside and Limpopo, where 11 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Mfolo Last Name Statistics demography

Mfolo earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.67% less than the national average, earning R 198,024 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfollo912/
Mmfolo911/
Mfolou911/
Mfoulou831,159/
Mfalo80425/
Mfulo80113/
Nfolo803/
Mfola803/
Mfelo803/
Mfoullou771/
Mfoulouh771/
Mpholo732,081/
Mfoula731,368/
Mfolap7318/
Mfaloa7313/
Mfohla734/
Mfolah731/
Nfoulou675/
Mphohlo675/
Mphoolo672/
M'Foula671/
Mmpholo671/
Mfalloa671/
Mpfoula671/

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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 Mfolo
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