Mifu Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

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

Mifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mifu (2,006) may also be a first name.

Mifu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mifu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mifu? popularity and diffusion

Mifu is the 1,871,545th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mifu are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 168,729th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 2,006 people.

The surname Mifu is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Besides The DR Congo Mifu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meifu8917/
Maifu8910/
Moifu897/
Mmifu892/
Mifou892/
Mifud892/
Mifuz891/
Miffu891/
Mgifu891/
Misfud8076/
Maifuj8045/
Miffut8030/
Miffud808/
Maifuz807/
Mifusd803/
Meifuj803/
Maifou802/
Meifuß802/
Maifus802/
Maifui801/
Maifud801/
Midfou801/
Moifou801/
Muipfu801/
Meifou801/
Mifeut801/
Mufu752,533/
Mefu7576/
Misffut7316/
Meifuhs737/
Maifeou733/
Misfout731/
Miffust731/
Misfeut731/
Mhaifuj731/
Miffuis731/
Miphu67673/
Mhufu67498/
Mefeu67145/
Mufuh67136/
Mefut6751/
Muufu6749/
Mufau6728/
Muefu6727/
Medfu6723/
Mufui6720/
Muffu6712/
Mefus6711/
Mefou6710/
Mefuj678/
Misffout678/
Mmefu678/
Mefud674/
Mefuh673/
Mepfu673/
Mufuu671/
Maishfuj671/
Mifoe671/
Missffut671/
'Mufu671/
Muyfu671/
Mefui671/
Mufuy671/

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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 Mifu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis