Mgafua Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Mgafua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgafua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mgafua Last Name Facts

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

Mgafua is found most in Liberia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgafua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mgafua is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Mgafua live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Mgafua is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Mgafua is primarily concentrated in: Lofa County, where 33 percent live, Margibi County, where 33 percent live and Montserrado County, where 33 percent live. Not including Liberia Mgafua occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafua91515/
Meafua8347/
Maifua8340/
Mafuoa8310/
Mafuad835/
Masfuat7746/
Masfuad7714/
Mahfuah779/
Mafouha771/
Mafuaha771/
Mashfua771/
Mabua731,496/
Mafwa73491/
Mavua73430/
Mofua73108/
Mafuo7364/
Mahfuadz719/
Mahafuaj711/
Mofuoa67116/
Mabuea6741/
Mabuay678/
Maibua672/
Maphua671/
Mabuaa671/
Meufua671/
Mafuoz671/
Mafuoh671/

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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 Mgafua
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