Mafuva Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mafuva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafuva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7321:21,0903,144
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mafuva (10) may also be a first name.

Mafuva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafuva is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafuva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 456,743rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,834,745 people. The last name Mafuva is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafuva are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 21,090. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 26 percent live, Harare Province, where 19 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mapfuva9278/
Mafuvha9237/
Mafuvah921/
Mafuwa831,202/
Mafuba83277/
Mafuve8355/
Mafuvo835/
Mafiva832/
Mafuvi831/
Mapfuwa77686/
Mafhuwa7752/
Mafouba779/
Mafuswa776/
Mofuvha773/
Mafeuwa772/
Mafumpa772/
Mapfuvo771/
Mafuvhe771/
Mafubga771/
Mahfuvit716/
Maifouwa711/
Mapfouwa711/
Mapfuhwa711/
Mahavuva711/
Mafuwe67717/
Mafube67137/
Mafubo6774/
Mafiwa6732/
Mafoba6716/
Mafuwo6714/
Mafubi675/
Mofuwa674/
Mofuba672/
Mefuwa671/

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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 Mafuva
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