Mwafisi Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwafisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwafisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1511:305,82719,250
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754

Mwafisi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mwafisi is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwafisi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,374,607th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwafisi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mwafisi is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 305,827. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 93 percent are found, Taita Taveta County, where 6 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.

Mwafisi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mwafisi last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwaffisi933/
Mafisi92162/
Mwafusi86264/
Mafiosi8677/
Mwafise8668/
Mafeisi8636/
Mwafisa863/
Mafiasi861/
Mwavisi861/
Mfisi83149/
Mafis8325/
Mafsi832/
Mafiyosi80204/
Maefaisi8014/
Mwafisha8012/
Mafiyasi802/
Mafiuosi801/
Mafeissi801/
Mafisa773,115/
Mavisi77198/
Mafusi77172/
Mafios77147/
Mafeis7788/
Mofisi7786/
Mafosi7751/
Mahfis7716/
Mafasi7714/
Mafisu777/
Mafesi777/
Mafias776/
Mafizi775/
Maofis775/
Mafise775/
Mafiso772/
Mafici771/
Mafius771/
Maffis770/
Mfsi731/
Mafs730/
Maffeis716,026/
Mafisah71190/
Mafaisa71140/
Mafossi7178/
Mfiausi7134/
Maffesi7125/
Moofisi7122/
Mayofis7120/
Mafiase7110/
Maefesi716/
Mufuisi716/
Maphisi715/
Mafaise715/
Mufwasi714/
Mwavasi714/
Muafise713/
Mafisso712/
Mafiose712/
Mwafese711/
Maifisa711/
Mavuisi711/
Maffios711/
Mafiyos711/
Maffasi711/
Maffies711/
Mafessi711/
Mafféis711/
Mafiosa711/
Mafissa711/
Mafousi711/
Mofiasi711/
Moafise711/
Mwavius711/
Mafiuzi711/
Maifosi711/
Mfayisi711/
Mfeyisi711/
Mafaesi711/
Mafhasi711/
Mofiisi711/
Mfusi674,031/
Mfizi673,752/
Mavis672,977/
Mafas672,485/
Mfisa671,128/
Mafiz67415/
Mwaviswa67350/
Mfosi67119/
Mufis67106/
Mofis6782/
Mafayisa6745/
Mafeussi6735/
Mafes6732/
Maivs6725/
Mafos6724/
Maafs6722/
Mufsi6719/
Mavhaisi6715/
Mfici6715/
Maefs6713/
Mavsi6713/
Maffossi6712/
Mwifyusi6710/
Mafus6710/
Mafiyose679/
Mfiso677/
Mvisi677/
Mavayisi676/
Mfiawusi674/
Mafayise673/
Maiofiss672/
Mfise672/
Muhafizi671/
Maffioci671/
Maffs671/
Maphiosi671/
Mafse671/
M'Fiausi671/
Mafso671/
Maivasai671/
Mahfiizi671/
Maïofiss671/
Mefeiusi671/
Mfiayusi671/
Mfiessie671/
Mofsi671/
Mwyfs671/
Mayefiso671/
Maveyisi671/
Mhafessi671/
Mfesi671/
Mafiyezi671/
Mafiyoso671/
Mphayisi671/
Mwavyosi671/
Mafoussi671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwafisi
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