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
Mafuna (Hindi: मफुना) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafuna? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 168,780th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,847,810 people. The last name Mafuna is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafuna live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 856,040th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 119 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,404 people, or 1 in 22,536. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent are found, Limpopo, where 19 percent are found and Gauteng, where 17 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
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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