Mafende Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Mafende Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
Mafende (10) may also be a first name.
Mafende Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafende Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafende is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafende? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Mafende occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafende live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mafende is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name internationally It is held by 10 people.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda Mafende is most common in: Kamwenge District, where 76 percent live, Isingiro District, where 6 percent live and Kampala District, where 6 percent live. Other than Uganda Mafende is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mefende | 86 | 18 | / |
| Mofende | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mafenda | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mafinde | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mafendi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masfendi | 80 | 15 | / |
| Maifendi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Maphende | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moufende | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mapfenda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafindi | 71 | 754 | / |
| Mafinda | 71 | 65 | / |
| Mofenda | 71 | 55 | / |
| Mofendi | 71 | 32 | / |
| Meifendi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Maphinde | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muifinde | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafyondi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mofindi | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mofinda | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maphinda | 53 | 448 | / |
| Maphindi | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mafende
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