Mafukwa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mafukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mafukwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafukwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafukwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafukwa live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Apart from The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Swaziland, where 25 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
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  • 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 Mafukwa
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