Mafumba Surname

170,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mafumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,5321:48,2245,835
Zimbabwe2671:57,8218,768
Tanzania2451:216,08818,072
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
Zambia921:172,28211,887
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England61:9,286,343223,652
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Mafumba (16) may also be a first name.

Mafumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafumba is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafumba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 170,322nd most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,879,315 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Mafumba reside; 61 percent reside in Central Africa and 61 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name internationally, held by 16 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,532 people, or 1 in 48,224. Not including The DR Congo it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.

Mafumba Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mafumba earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 51.58% less than the national average, earning R 115,068 per year and in United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafoumba93510/
Mapfumba93183/
Mafimba86466/
Mafumbo86273/
Mafumbi86246/
Mafumbe8639/
Mafomba8615/
Mafunba863/
Mefumba862/
Mofumba862/
Mafumwa861/
Mafoumbath821/
Mafoumbi80212/
Maphumba8075/
Matfumbo8021/
Mafumhwa808/
Mapfimba802/
Mapfumbi802/
Mafoumbo801/
Mafombai801/
Mapfumbo801/
Mafoumbie751/
Mafoumbou751/
Mafimbo71103/
Mafombe712/
Mefimba711/
Mafombo711/
Mafunwa711/
Mafombi711/
Mafounbath711/
Mafombie671/
Mafombou671/
Maphimba671/
Mafunhwa671/
Muiphumba631/
Maffombou631/
Mofombi574/
Mofombe571/
Mafonwa571/
Maphumuo531/

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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 Mafumba
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