Mafuva Surname
Approximately 741 people bear this surname
Mafuva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 732 | 1:21,090 | 3,144 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mafuva click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafuva? popularity and diffusion
Mafuva is the 456,743rd most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. Mafuva is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mafuva reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name internationally It is held by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 21,090. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 26 percent live, Harare Province, where 19 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 18 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Mafuva occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapfuva | 92 | 78 | / |
| Mafuvha | 92 | 37 | / |
| Mafuvah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mafuwa | 83 | 1,202 | / |
| Mafuba | 83 | 277 | / |
| Mafuve | 83 | 55 | / |
| Mafuvo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mafiva | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mafuvi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuwa | 77 | 686 | / |
| Mafhuwa | 77 | 52 | / |
| Mafouba | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mafuswa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mofuvha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mafeuwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mafumpa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mapfuvo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafuvhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafubga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahfuvit | 71 | 6 | / |
| Maifouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapfouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapfuhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahavuva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafuwe | 67 | 717 | / |
| Mafube | 67 | 137 | / |
| Mafubo | 67 | 74 | / |
| Mafiwa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mafoba | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mafuwo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mafubi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mofuwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mofuba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mefuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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