Mafumbi Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Mafumbi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 159 | 1:332,966 | 24,953 |
| Zambia | 55 | 1:288,180 | 16,490 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mafumbi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafumbi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafumbi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafumbi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,025,894th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafumbi live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mafumbi is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 332,966. In Tanzania Mafumbi is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 53 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 35 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafoumbi | 93 | 212 | / |
| Mapfumbi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mafoumbie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mafumba | 86 | 2,531 | / |
| Mafumbe | 86 | 39 | / |
| Mafombi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafoumba | 80 | 510 | / |
| Mapfumba | 80 | 183 | / |
| Mafombie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafombai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafomba | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mefimbi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mofombi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mafunba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mofumba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mafombe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mafumwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphumba | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mafumhwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mafunwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mofombe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mafunhwa | 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 Mafumbi
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