Mafundi Surname
Approximately 310 people bear this surname
Mafundi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 182 | 1:84,825 | 12,339 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mafundi (11) may also be a first name.
Mafundi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafundi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mafundi occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafundi? popularity and diffusion
Mafundi is the 872,430th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname Mafundi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafundi are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafundi is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 84,825. In Zimbabwe Mafundi is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 80 percent reside, Harare Province, where 16 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 4 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Mafundi exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahfundi | 93 | 17 | / |
| Mapfundi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mafunda | 86 | 5,103 | / |
| Mafunde | 86 | 784 | / |
| Mafondi | 86 | 14 | / |
| Mefundi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mapfunde | 80 | 1,219 | / |
| Mapfunda | 80 | 23 | / |
| Mafounda | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mahfundy | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mafunnda | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mofundis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maphundi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mapfundet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mafonde | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mafonda | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mofunda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mofounde | 67 | 14 | / |
| Maifonda | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maphunda | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maffonda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moufounda | 63 | 70 | / |
| Mazfumder | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mouffounda | 59 | 3 | / |
| Mofonde | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mofonda | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maphonda | 53 | 335 | / |
| Maphonde | 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 Mafundi
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