Mafukwe Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafukwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mafukwe Last Name Facts

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

Mafukwe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mafukwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafukwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Mafukwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafukwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 50 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Zambia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafoukwe931/
Mafukwa864/
Mafokwe862/
Mafikwe861/
Mofunkwe801/
Mapfukwa801/
Mafoukoue7510/
Mapfungwe757/
Mafeukoue752/
Mofikwe7118/
Mafique7111/
Mafokwa7110/
Mafokue712/
Maffogue6731/
Mafeugue6727/
Mafougue6717/
Moffikwe673/
Maffokwa671/
Maifogue671/
Mafoungue631/
Maffeugue631/
Mafogua5720/
Mofique576/
Mefigue572/
Mafugui571/
Mofokue571/
Mefougue5344/
Mefeugue5321/
Maphugwi5320/
Mophikwe531/
Maphugwa531/
Mafougua531/
Maffogwa531/

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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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  • 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 Mafukwe
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