Mafundo Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafundo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafundo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mafundo (48) may also be a first name.

Mafundo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mafundo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mafundo is most common in Zimbabwe. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mafundo.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafundo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mafundo reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 48 people.

Mafundo is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 217,440. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 59 percent live, Midlands Province, where 21 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 18 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Mafundo is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfundo932/
Mafoundou88107/
Mahfundoh885/
Mahfundho881/
Mafunda865,103/
Mafondo8635/
Mefundo861/
Mapfoundou821/
Mafhondo8025/
Mapfunda8023/
Mafounda8019/
Mafunnda803/
Mafondou802/
Mefoundo802/
Mofoundo801/
Moufoundo751/
Mofondo71232/
Mafonda712/
Mofunda711/
Mefunda711/
Maphondo67131/
Moufondo6725/
Maifonda675/
Maphunda674/
Mafondah671/
Maffonda671/
Moufounda6370/
Mouffounda593/
Mofonda571/
Maphonda53335/
Mophondo534/

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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 Mafundo
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