Mafuna Surname
Approximately 2,559 people bear this surname
Mafuna Surname User-submission:
Mafuna is a Venda surname used in South Africa, meaning 'love'. It is also used by the Nguni ethnic group in South Africa as well, but with different meaning.
Mafuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,404 | 1:22,536 | 2,855 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Mafuna (119) may also be a first name.
Mafuna Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Mafuna is a Venda surname used in South Africa, meaning 'love'. It is also used by the Nguni ethnic group in South Africa as well, but with different meaning.
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Average Mafuna Salary in
South Africa
R 153,072
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mafuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafuna (Hindi: मफुना) occurs most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mafuna.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafuna? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mafuna is the 168,780th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,847,810 people. The last name Mafuna is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafuna are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 856,040th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 119 people.
This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,404 people, or 1 in 22,536. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent live, Limpopo, where 19 percent live and Gauteng, where 17 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Mafuna Last Name Statistics demography
Mafuna earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.59% less than the national average, earning R 153,072 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafunga | 92 | 9,268 | / |
| Mafouna | 92 | 15 | / |
| Mafunah | 92 | 6 | / |
| Mafhuna | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mapfuna | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mafuuna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafuena | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafunha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafungah | 86 | 12 | / |
| Mapfunga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mafounga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafounah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mmafunga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meafouna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Madfunah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mafune | 83 | 3,129 | / |
| Mafona | 83 | 305 | / |
| Mafuni | 83 | 204 | / |
| Mafuno | 83 | 14 | / |
| Mefuna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mafuny | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maifougna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mafaune | 77 | 810 | / |
| Mafungo | 77 | 347 | / |
| Mofunga | 77 | 123 | / |
| Mafunge | 77 | 86 | / |
| Mafoune | 77 | 36 | / |
| Maifuno | 77 | 34 | / |
| Mafouni | 77 | 31 | / |
| Mafumha | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mafunhe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mafunje | 77 | 9 | / |
| Maifune | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mapfuno | 77 | 3 | / |
| Madfuni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafunno | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafeune | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafungi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mefouna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafuuni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafinai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafiena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafunei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefunha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafhungo | 71 | 380 | / |
| Maafoune | 71 | 209 | / |
| Madfoune | 71 | 204 | / |
| Maifinah | 71 | 35 | / |
| Madfouni | 71 | 26 | / |
| Mafounis | 71 | 25 | / |
| Mofunaya | 71 | 23 | / |
| Maphunga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Madfouny | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mafounou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mahfoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafaunee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapfaune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapfungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maifouni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphunah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mopfouna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafone | 67 | 183 | / |
| Mofuni | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mofona | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mmofunaya | 67 | 15 | / |
| Moufunaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mafoungou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mofunnaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muofunaya | 67 | 1 | / |
Mafuna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mafuna in the Hindi language | ||
| मफुना | maphuna | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mafuna
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