Mafuna Surname

168,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,4041:22,5362,855
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
England61:9,286,343223,652
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

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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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafunga929,268/
Mafouna9215/
Mafunah926/
Mafhuna923/
Mapfuna922/
Mafuuna921/
Mafuena921/
Mafunha921/
Mafungah8612/
Mapfunga864/
Mafounga861/
Mafounah861/
Mmafunga861/
Meafouna861/
Madfunah861/
Mafune833,129/
Mafona83305/
Mafuni83204/
Mafuno8314/
Mefuna831/
Mafuny831/
Maifougna801/
Mafaune77810/
Mafungo77347/
Mofunga77123/
Mafunge7786/
Mafoune7736/
Maifuno7734/
Mafouni7731/
Mafumha779/
Mafunhe779/
Mafunje779/
Maifune774/
Mapfuno773/
Madfuni772/
Mafunno772/
Mafeune772/
Mafungi772/
Mefouna771/
Mafuuni771/
Mafinai771/
Mafiena771/
Mafunei771/
Mefunha771/
Mafhungo71380/
Maafoune71209/
Madfoune71204/
Maifinah7135/
Madfouni7126/
Mafounis7125/
Mofunaya7123/
Maphunga714/
Madfouny713/
Mafounou712/
Mahfoune711/
Mafaunee711/
Mapfaune711/
Mapfungo711/
Maifouni711/
Maphunah711/
Mopfouna711/
Mafone67183/
Mofuni6748/
Mofona6731/
Mmofunaya6715/
Moufunaya675/
Mafoungou673/
Mofunnaya672/
Muofunaya671/

Mafuna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafuna in the Hindi language
मफुनाmaphuna-

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