Mafundi Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafundi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafundi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1821:84,82512,339
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Tanzania201:2,647,08148,780
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafundi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mafundi is the 872,430th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafundi live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mafundi is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

Mafundi is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 84,825. In Zimbabwe Mafundi is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 80 percent live, Harare Province, where 16 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 4 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahfundi9317/
Mapfundi931/
Mafunda865,103/
Mafunde86784/
Mafondi8614/
Mefundi861/
Mapfunde801,219/
Mapfunda8023/
Mafounda8019/
Mahfundy807/
Mafunnda803/
Mofundis801/
Maphundi801/
Mapfundet751/
Mafonde717/
Mafonda712/
Mofunda711/
Mofounde6714/
Maifonda675/
Maphunda674/
Maffonda671/
Moufounda6370/
Mazfumder631/
Mouffounda593/
Mofonde573/
Mofonda571/
Maphonda53335/
Maphonde531/

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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
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  • 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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