Mafunu Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mafunu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafunu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mafunu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mafunu reside; 69 percent reside in Central Africa and 69 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Mafunu is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 900,970. Other than The DR Congo Mafunu occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafungu92522/
Maefunu9233/
Mapfungu8627/
Mafhungu864/
Mafounou862/
Mafonu831/
Mafoungou803/
Maphunu771/
Mofaunu771/
Maphungu71253/
Mefounou714/
Mefeunou711/
Mefinu671/
Moufoungou635/
Mafonou621/
Maffonou573/

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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 Mafunu
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