Mafunisa Surname

389,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mafunisa Surname User-submission:

The Munisa surname means 'love', 'unity', 'peace', 'humble' and 'strength'.

The Mafunisa family are the ones that gave the kings luck, chiefs seek strength to rule the community from the Mafunisa.

Mafunisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9061:59,7997,549
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mafunisa (70) may also be a first name.

Mafunisa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Munisa surname means 'love', 'unity', 'peace', 'humble' and 'strength'.

The Mafunisa family are the ones that gave the kings luck, chiefs seek strength to rule the community from the Mafunisa.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Mafunisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafunisa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafunisa? popularity and diffusion

Mafunisa is the 389,749th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,017,102 people. Mafunisa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafunisa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mafunisa is also the 1,162,016th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 70 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 906 people, or 1 in 59,799. In South Africa Mafunisa is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 68 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and North West, where 2 percent live. Beside South Africa Mafunisa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mafunisa Last Name Statistics demography

Mafunisa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.93% less than the national average, earning R 118,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafungisa941/
Mafhunisa941/
Mafunise88364/
Mafonisa8823/
Mafunisi888/
Mafunesa881/
Mafuniso881/
Mafungise8226/
Mafunnesa821/
Mafhonisa821/
Mafungaise781/
Mafonesa7511/
Mafiniza755/
Mafonise751/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Mafunisa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis