Mafaranga Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafaranga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafaranga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe751:205,84323,645
Uganda421:929,50741,540
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Mafaranga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafaranga is most common in Zimbabwe. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafaranga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,511,557th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname Mafaranga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafaranga are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 205,843. In Zimbabwe Mafaranga is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 99 percent live and Harare Province, where 1 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

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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 Mafaranga
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