Mafhungu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mafhungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mafhungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafhungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mafhungu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafhungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafhungu live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Mafhungu is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafungu | 93 | 522 | / |
| Maphungu | 88 | 253 | / |
| Mapfungu | 88 | 27 | / |
| Mahvungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mafunu | 86 | 119 | / |
| Mafugu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafoungou | 82 | 3 | / |
| Maifugu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Maphunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafongou | 75 | 64 | / |
| Mafounou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mafougou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mafogu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Madfougou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Moufoungou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mofaunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maffeugueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafoghou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mafonu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mafogou | 53 | 15 | / |
| Mafonou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Maffonou | 50 | 3 | / |
| Mafogouh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Maffogou | 50 | 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 Mafhungu
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