Mafuno Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mafuno Surname Definition:

Mafuno is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: "What we desired". A child that arrives after the parents have craved for a long period of time.

Mafuno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mafuno (879) may also be a first name.

Mafuno Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mafuno is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: "What we desired". A child that arrives after the parents have craved for a long period of time.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mafuno Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafuno has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafuno? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Mafuno is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafuno live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 274,260th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 879 people.

Mafuno is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Mafuno is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 67 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 17 percent live and Limpopo, where 17 percent live. Excluding South Africa Mafuno occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafungo92347/
Maifuno9234/
Mapfuno923/
Mafunno922/
Mafhungo86380/
Mafounou862/
Mapfungo861/
Mafuna832,559/
Mafoungou803/
Mafunga779,268/
Mafouna7715/
Mofouno7715/
Mafunah776/
Mafhuna773/
Mapfuna772/
Mafunha771/
Maphuno771/
Maffono771/
Mafonou771/
Mafuena771/
Mafuuna771/
Mefeuno771/
Maphungo7142/
Mafungah7112/
Mapfunga714/
Mefounou714/
Maffonou713/
Meafouna711/
Mafounah711/
Mafounga711/
Mefeunou711/
Mofhungo711/
Mmafunga711/
Madfunah711/
Mafona67305/
Mofono6725/
Mefuna671/
Maifougna671/

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