Mafuni Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mafuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1511:350,60725,844
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Mafuni (21) may also be a first name.

Mafuni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafuni (Hindi: मफुनी) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafuni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,168,344th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafuni are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 21 people.

Mafuni is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 350,607. In Tanzania Mafuni is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Mafuni is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafouni9231/
Mafungi922/
Madfuni922/
Mafuuni921/
Mafunei921/
Madfouni8626/
Mafounis8625/
Maifouni861/
Mafune833,129/
Mafuna832,559/
Mofuni8348/
Mafuny831/
Mafaune77810/
Mafuene77250/
Mafunge7786/
Mafoune7736/
Mafouna7715/
Mafunje779/
Mafunhe779/
Maifune774/
Maefune774/
Mafhuna773/
Mapfuna772/
Mafeune772/
Mafuuna771/
Maphuni771/
Mafinai771/
Mafunha771/
Maafoune71209/
Madfoune71204/
Madfouny713/
Meafouna711/
Mahfoune711/
Mehfouni711/
Maffinie711/
Mapfaune711/
Mafaunee711/
Mafona67305/
Mafone67183/
Mafine6722/
Mofoni671/
Mefune671/

Mafuni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafuni in the Hindi language
मफुनीmaphuni-

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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 Mafuni
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