Mfote Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mfote Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mfote Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe681:227,03325,258
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Mfote Last Name Facts

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

Mfote occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mfote? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mfote is the 2,091,648th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Mfote is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Mfote live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mfote is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 227,033. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 56 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 19 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mfotie9188/
Mfoute9151/
Mfothe911/
Mfot8915/
Mfoster835/
Mfout807,271/
Mfete80377/
Mfute80131/
Mfota8023/
Mfate8012/
Mfoti809/
Nfote802/
Mphote73492/
Mfetie73123/
Mfouth7353/
Mfater7317/
Mfethe736/
Mfothi736/
Mfatie732/
Mfotyo731/
Nfoute731/
Nfotie731/
Mfotta731/
Mphothe6788/
Nfot6714/
Mfod672/
Mfat671/
Mphotte671/
Mfeuteu671/

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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 Mfote
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