Mafunjwa Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafunjwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafunjwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe901:171,53620,949
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557

Mafunjwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafunjwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafunjwa? popularity and diffusion

Mafunjwa is the 1,604,449th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name Mafunjwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafunjwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 171,536. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 88 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 10 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Mafunjwa occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent are found.

Mafunjwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mafunjwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.97% less than the national average, earning R 80,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Matfunjwa94101/
Mafunjiwa941/
Mafunja931/
Mwafunja8885/
Mufunjwa881/
Mafunhwa881/
Matfunywa829/
Mafhenjwa822/
Mafunhiwa821/
Mavunja8051/
Mafunjo8031/
Mafunji8021/
Mafunje809/
Mefunja808/
Mafanja806/
Mvunjwa804/
Mfinjwa801/
Mavinjwa7520/
Mavhunja7513/
Mwafunji754/
Mphanjwa752/
Muafunji751/
Mavenjwa751/
Mfunjo71111/
Mfunji7156/
Maphanjwa7128/
Mvunja7116/
Maphenjwa713/
Mfanja711/
Mfunju711/
Maphonjwa711/
Mavunjiya711/
Mavunje671,062/
Mvinjwa67210/
Muvunja67202/
Mufunji6741/
Mafonjo6723/
Mfounju6718/
Mavunji6710/
Mavanja678/
Mufunjo674/
Mafanojiya674/
Mvunjia674/
Mefenja672/
Mefinja672/
Mavinja671/
Mafanju671/
Mafonje671/
Mufanja671/
Mfounjo671/
Muvinja671/
Mafineva631/
Mofunnewi592/

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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 Mafunjwa
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