Mafunga Surname

54,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4,1301:3,738309
Malawi3,7641:4,548633
Kenya7611:60,6835,930
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Tanzania1091:485,70332,780
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Zambia561:283,03416,318
England291:1,921,31276,208
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mafunga (388) may also be a first name.

Mafunga Last Name Facts

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

Mafunga is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafunga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,888th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 786,313 people. The surname Mafunga occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafunga live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mafunga is also the 439,750th most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 388 people.

Mafunga is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 4,130 people, or 1 in 3,738. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 25 percent are found, Harare Province, where 19 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Mafunga occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 41 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.

Mafunga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mafunga earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.7% less than the national average, earning R 136,176 per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mafunga
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