Mihafu Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Mihafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 187 | 1:283,110 | 22,159 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mihafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mihafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mihafu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mihafu? popularity and diffusion
Mihafu is the 1,235,409th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mihafu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 283,110. In Tanzania Mihafu is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 72 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 27 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Mihafu exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, 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 Mihafu
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