Mrefu Surname

258,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mrefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mrefu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4301:37,0224,286
Kenya811:570,12227,144
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mrefu (14) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mrefu Demographics

Mrefu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mrefu Last Name Facts

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

Mrefu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mrefu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 258,090th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,778,719 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mrefu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,430 people, or 1 in 37,022. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 31 percent reside, Geita Region, where 14 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Mrefu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mrefu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mrefuh911/
Mayrefu831/
Merfu80240/
Mirfu802/
Mrafu802/
Mraifu734/
Merfou731/
Merfut731/
Mrefoo731/
Merfoud67644/
Merfaud671/
Merfous671/
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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 Mrefu
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