Mfota Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mfota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mfota Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mfota is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mfota.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfota? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mfota is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mfota live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfotta911/
Mfotat911/
Mfoutah831/
Mfuta801,461/
Mfote8081/
Mfata8041/
Mfoto8035/
Nfota809/
Mfoti809/
Mfeta801/
Mfuita73150/
Mfotie7388/
Mfoute7351/
M'Futa7321/
N'Fota7312/
Mfothi736/
Mfatha733/
Mfutau732/
Mfothe731/
Mfouto731/
Mfutha731/
Mfotyo731/
Mfotho731/
Nfotha731/
Mfoutou6710,180/
N'Fotta677/
N'Ffota676/
Mfoster675/
Mfehtah671/

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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 Mfota
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