Mfoniso Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mfoniso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfoniso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1321:1,341,99152,761
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mfoniso (2,864) may also be a first name.

Mfoniso Last Name Facts

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

Mfoniso occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfoniso? popularity and diffusion

Mfoniso is the 1,551,568th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Mfoniso is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mfoniso live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 135,957th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 2,864 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 1,341,991. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 70 percent are found, Cross River, where 16 percent are found and Rivers, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Mfoniso
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