Mafusire Surname

180,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafusire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafusire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,3351:6,612724
England121:4,643,172139,951
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Mafusire (33) may also be a first name.

Mafusire Last Name Facts

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

Mafusire occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafusire? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 180,722nd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,091,874 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafusire live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mafusire is also the 1,807,719th most common first name internationally, held by 33 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,335 people, or 1 in 6,612. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 25 percent reside, Harare Province, where 19 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfusire9417/
Mafutsire9412/
Mapfutsire8922/
Mafutsitre896/
Mafusira883/
Mafisire882/
Mafusiri882/
Mafujir801/
Mapfuchire7842/
Mafisere755/
Mahfuser751/
Mofossir631/

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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 Mafusire
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