Mabhungu Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mabhungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mabhungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe801:192,97822,657
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mabhungu (73) may also be a first name.

Mabhungu Last Name Facts

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

Mabhungu is found most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mabhungu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mabhungu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,817,111th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mabhungu live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mabhungu is also the 1,134,117th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 73 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 192,978. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 48 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 28 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mabungu933,322/
Mabhunu931,250/
Mabhugu93417/
Mavhungu886,378/
Mabhunhu8832/
Mabhunuh888/
Mahvungu881/
Maibungu881/
Mabunu86750/
Mabugu86393/
Maboungou82681/
Mavungu8031,460/
Mawungu80800/
Mabongu80595/
Maibunu8038/
Mobungu8027/
Maibugu8014/
Mabuinu801/
Matbunu801/
Mavhugu801/
Mabounou75391/
Mampungu7527/
Mabougou753/
Mavuungu751/
Mavhuneu751/
Maibunui751/
Mavhumgu751/
Mavoungou7154,794/
Mavunu7134/
Mavugu713/
Moboungou711/
Mawoungou711/
Meboungou711/
Mobunu711/
Mobongu67123/
Mampunu6735/
Mabunhu6729/
Mavoungoud6722/
Mawongu6715/
Mouboungou674/
Mavounngou672/
Mobougu671/
Mowungu671/
Movungu671/
Mavoungous671/
Mavumgu671/
Mmavoungou671/

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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 Mabhungu
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