Mafuruka Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mafuruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mafuruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafuruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mafuruka is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafuruka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mafuruka are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mafuruka is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Shinyanga Region, where 50 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Mafuruka
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