Mgafu Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Mgafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 150 | 1:352,944 | 26,073 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mgafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mgafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mgafu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mgafu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mgafu is the 1,428,594th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. Mgafu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgafu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania Mgafu is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, 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 Mgafu
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